IDScan confirms breach after 153 million driver’s licenses leak on dark web

IDScan confirms breach after 153 million driver’s licenses leak on dark web
IDScan.net has confirmed that an unauthorized party may have accessed customer data on its cloud platform, including names and driver’s license or other government-issued identification numbers. The disclosure follows reports that a dark web marketplace called Nexus was offering millions of scanned identity documents, prompting an FBI investigation into the leak. #IDScan.net #Nexus #FBI #Exploit #BrianKrebs

Keypoints

  • IDScan.net said certain customer data may have been accessed without authorization.
  • The exposed information includes names and driver’s license or government ID numbers.
  • The company said it secured its systems and brought in third-party specialists.
  • It is offering free credit monitoring and identity protection to affected people.
  • The Nexus dark web marketplace was linked to millions of scanned IDs and triggered an FBI probe.

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