Sept. 6, 2026, 11:36 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON – The FBI is investigating the potential theft and sale of tens of millions of drivers’ licenses on the darkish net.
Digital scans of greater than 153 million drivers’ licenses belonging to folks in america and Canada have been marketed on the location Nexus. Information of the breach was first reported by the weblog Krebs on Safety, run by former Washington Publish journalist Brian Krebs, a cybersecurity knowledgeable.
Krebs mentioned he confirmed the authenticity of no less than 9 drivers’ licenses on the market on the location. Shortly after Krebs’ Sept. 2 story revealed, he mentioned the Nexus web site disappeared from the darkish net.
The FBI mentioned in a press release it was “trying into the incident,” however couldn’t remark because of the ongoing investigation.
The supply of the information breach stays unclear.
Krebs pointed to Louisiana-based ID-verification firm idscan.web as a possible offender. The corporate gives providers for various giant organizations, together with Hertz, Goal, FedEx and the United States Coast Guard, in accordance with its web site. A spokesperson for the corporate informed Krebs they have been investigating the difficulty.
USA TODAY has not been in a position to independently confirm Krebs’ assertions and has reached out to idscan.web for remark.
Contributing: Reuters
