Clive Robinson •
September 9, 2026 2:12 PM
@ Bruce, ALL,
“A database of 153 million drivers licenses is for sale on the dark web.”
Whilst this is not new, it’s previously required bugs and vulnerabilities be turned into attacks by humans.
A database of 153 million drivers licenses is for sale on the dark web. Brian Krebs has more detail.
153 million driver's licenses for sale on dark web; AI LLM systems automate ID database attacks orders of magnitude faster than humans. Organizations must rethink ID data retention policies: primary ID document storage now represents critical compliance and liability risk.
Clive Robinson •
September 9, 2026 2:12 PM
@ Bruce, ALL,
“A database of 153 million drivers licenses is for sale on the dark web.”
Whilst this is not new, it’s previously required bugs and vulnerabilities be turned into attacks by humans.

The FBI is investigating a possible breach linked to 153 million driver’s license scans for sale online.

The FBI is investigating after more than 153 million US and Canadian driver’s license scans appeared for sale on the Nexus…

The FBI says it has started looking into the leak.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly investigating identity theft as digital scans of more than 153 million…

The service, called Nexus, offered records for driver's licenses, ID cards, travel documents, medical cards, and other…

Digital scans of driver's licenses from the U.S. and Canada appeared for sale on a dark web site called Nexus, which vanished…