153 million drivers licence scans are for sale on the dark web right now
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153 million drivers licence scans are for sale on the dark web right now
153 million. That is the number of scanned US and Canadian drivers licences now listed for sale on a dark web marketplace called Nexus, according to security journalist Brian Krebs, who first reported the breach on 11 September.
Key Takeaways
- 153 million US and Canadian drivers licence scans are listed for sale on a dark web marketplace called Nexus
- IDScan processes identity checks for Hertz, Target, FedEx, Motorola and cannabis dispensaries
- The breach went undetected for over a year, with nearly 400,000 new records exfiltrated in a single day
- Unlike passwords, a scanned drivers licence cannot be reset or rotated
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