Krebs on Security 2026-09-01

FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses

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BLUF

A massive breach of 153M+ driver's licenses is under FBI investigation following the emergence of a dark web marketplace selling the stolen scans.

NEWS

A new dark web service is offering digital scans of over 153 million driver's licenses from the US and Canada for purchase. Interviews suggest the data originated from an identity verification company in Louisiana, prompting the FBI's New Orleans field office to open an official inquiry.

Why I Care

This breach compromises high-value identity documents used for fraud, financial theft, and impersonation on a continental scale. Affected individuals face heightened risks of account takeover and synthetic identity fraud without their knowledge.

Next Steps

Individuals should monitor credit reports and consider freezing credit immediately. Organizations relying on the implicated verification vendor must assess exposure and notify stakeholders by end of week.

A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase on this service, it appears to be siphoning images collected by a widely-used identity verification company based in Louisiana. KrebsOnSecurity also has learned that the New Orleans field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today launched an official inquiry into the source of the images.

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Source: Krebs on Security · 2026-09-01

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