A widely-used identity verification company failed to secure user data, leading to the sale of 153 million drivers' licenses on the dark web.

#FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ #DriversLicense A new #identity theft service launched on the #darkweb this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase on this service, it appears to be siphoning images collected by a widely-used identity #verification company based in #Louisiana. KrebsOnSecurity also has learned that the #NewOrleans field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today launched an official inquiry into the source of the images. #privacy #security https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/

#FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ #DriversLicenses #privacy #security #identity https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/09/02/0611226/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed