Dark Web Service Nexus Sells 153M+ Driver’s Licenses
Brief
FBI probes suspected breach at IDScan.net after dark web service Nexus offered 153M+ US and Canadian driver’s license scans.
A dark web identity theft service called Nexus appeared on September 1, 2026, offering searchable access to more than 153 million scanned driver’s licenses belonging to people in the United States and Canada.
The FBI’s New Orleans field office opened a formal investigation the same day. Brian Krebs at KrebsOnSecurity, who broke the story , traced the source to idscan. net, a New Orleans-based identity verification company whose clients include Hertz, Target, FedEx, Motorola Solutions, Caesars Entertainment, and the financial services firm Jack Henry.
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