Dark web service claims 153M US & Canadian license scans; FBI probes IDScan.net
TechNadu · x · 2026-09-03
- A dark web service claims to hold 153M US and Canadian driver's license scans, some reportedly including infrared and ultraviolet images.
- The FBI is investigating; evidence points to ID verification vendor IDScan.net, though the source is not definitively established.
- Timestamps on some scans provided key clues about where the identity data originated.
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