A dark web service is selling scans of more than 153 million US and Canadian driver's licenses
A new dark web marketplace called Nexus is selling scans of more than 153 million US and Canadian driver's licenses, tracing back to a Louisiana identity verification company. The FBI's New Orleans field office opened an investigation on September 1 after security researcher Brian Krebs found his own license, and those of senior US officials, for sale.
A new identity theft marketplace called Nexus is selling digital scans of more than 153 million driver's licenses from the US and Canada, along with millions of ID cards, travel documents and medical cards. Security journalist Brian Krebs traced records, including his own and his mother's, to routine ID checks like car rentals, and found licenses for senior US officials among the listings. The FBI's New Orleans field office opened an investigation on September 1, pointing to a Louisiana identity verification company that says it is investigating but has not confirmed a breach.