The FBI has opened an investigation into a massive theft and sale of millions of driver’s licenses from the United States and Canada, with digital scans being advertised on the dark web service Nexus and tied to the New Orleans–based IDScan.net. Reporting links the breach to a wider identity-verification ecosystem, including travel and rental companies, and notes ongoing investigative scrutiny and cooperation from IDScan.net as authorities probe the source and scope.

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FBI investigates alleged sale of 153 million driver's license scans

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Brian Krebs is an American journalist and investigative reporter. He is best known for his coverage of profit-seeking cybercriminals. Krebs is the author of a daily blog, KrebsOnSecurity.com, covering computer security and cybercrime. From 1995 to 2009, Krebs was a reporter for The Washington Post and covered tech policy, privacy and computer security as well as authoring the Security Fix blog.

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Occupation: science journalist, researcher, journalist
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Born: 1972
Website: https://krebsonsecurity.com

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