153 Million Driver's License Scans Leaked from Identity Verification Vendor
A dark web service recently advertised and sold digital scans of over 153 million United States and Canadian driver's licenses, along with millions of other identification documents including passports and medical cards. This massive data breach, reported by Brian Krebs, involved photographs of documents, including front and back captures, basic scans, and infrared and ultraviolet captures of security features. The records were collected over approximately a year from the identity verification pipelines of customers of IDScan.net, a New Orleans-based vendor that processes over 21 million verifications monthly. The data originated from ordinary transactions at various locations such as rental car counters, hotel front desks, and retail age checks. The FBI's New Orleans field office initiated an investigation into the service, which subsequently disappeared from the forum. 
