It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service
Hackers are selling 153 million driver's licenses stolen from an ID verification company
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Hackers reportedly stole over 153 million driver's licenses from an ID verification company, putting millions of US and Canadian licenses up for sale on the dark web and a Russian cybercrime forum. The compromised data included the license of US SecDef Pete Hegseth.
The FBI has launched an investigation into the massive data breach.
Epilogue added 50d ago, after coverage quieted.
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FBI probes report of data breach exposing millions of drivers' licenses in US, CanadaThe Detroit News · 52d ago
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It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification serviceTechCrunch · 52d ago
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153 million driver's licenses are for sale on the dark web. The data is suspected to have come from a breach of an ID verification company.
The FBI is investigating the leak, which includes the license of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The next steps involve the FBI's investigation and the potential response from the affected ID verification company.
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Questions people are asking
What data was stolen?
The data includes 153 million driver's licenses from the US and Canada.
Who is affected?
US and Canadian citizens who have rented cars or bought weed recently are affected.
What is being done about it?
The FBI is investigating the breach. The affected ID verification company has not yet publicly responded.
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