Dark-web DB claims 153M+ driver's license scans, including Hegseth's and Krebs's
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-09-03
KrebsOnSecurity reports a dark-market database claiming over 153 million driver's license scans — including those of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and journalist Brian Krebs. Cryptographer Matthew Green shared Preston Van Loon's article arguing such a breach was inevitable given centralized identity databases' poor security design, and that it's time for public outrage and change.
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