FBI Investigates Potential Data Breach at IDScan.net Affecting Millions of Identity Documents
The FBI has launched an official investigation into a potential data breach involving IDScan.net, a New Orleans-based identity verification firm. This inquiry follows reports that a dark web service, Nexus, was allegedly selling digital scans of over 153 million driver's licenses, primarily from individuals in the U.S. and Canada. Cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs traced the source of these stolen images back to IDScan.net, noting that customers of the identity verification provider, such as Hertz and the marijuana dispensary Planet13, were common links among individuals whose licenses appeared on Nexus. IDScan.net has confirmed it is investigating the matter and cooperating with federal law enforcement. The Nexus service reportedly vanished from the dark web shortly after Krebs published his findings. 
