Over 150 Million Driver's Licenses Have Been Leaked
If you have a driver's license in the U.S or Canada, there's a pretty good chance that your data was recently for sale on the dark web. A massive hack at ID verification company IDScan.net compromised records for more than 150 million drivers, resulting in scans of licenses being made available to bad actors. IDScan.net is a Louisiana-based company that provides identity and age verification services for industries ranging from casinos and cannabis dispensaries to hotels and car rentals.
- ▪If you have a driver's license in the U.S or Canada, there's a pretty good chance that your data was recently for sale on the dark web.
- ▪A massive hack at ID verification company IDScan.net compromised records for more than 150 million drivers, resulting in scans of licenses being made available to bad actors.
- ▪IDScan.net is a Louisiana-based company that provides identity and age verification services for industries ranging from casinos and cannabis dispensaries to hotels and car rentals.
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| Publication time | Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000 |
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If you have a driver's license in the U.S or Canada, there's a pretty good chance that your data was recently for sale on the dark web. A massive hack at ID verification company IDScan.net compromised records for more than 150 million drivers, resulting in scans of licenses being made available to bad actors. IDScan.net is a Louisiana-based company that provides identity and age verification services for industries ranging from casinos and cannabis dispensaries to hotels and car rentals. What happened with the IDScan.net breach?According to an incident notice on IDScan's website, the company received information "on or around" Sept.
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