IDScan.net Breach Raises Suspicions of Leaked US and Canadian Driving Licence Data
Suspicions that about 153 million US and Canadian driving licence records were leaked to criminal markets prompted an investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Identity verification company IDScan.net acknowledged possible unauthorised access to cloud customer information but has not disclosed the number of confirmed victims. Related lawsuits have also been filed in succession.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- IDScan.net
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Suspected leak of ID data including about 153 million driving licence scans; confirmed number of victims not disclosed
- Cause / method
- Possible unauthorised access to cloud customer information
- Location
- Other countries
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Timeline
- The US Federal Bureau of Investigation began investigating the suspected leak of about 153 million US and Canadian driving licence records.
- At least nine lawsuits were filed over the suspected IDScan-related leak.
- IDScan.net acknowledged possible unauthorised access to cloud customer information and did not disclose the number of confirmed victims.
- The number of lawsuits over the suspected IDScan-related leak nearly doubled from the scale previously reported.
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