2026-09-02 / Signal #6
Dark Web Service Sold 153 Million Driver’s Licenses From an AI ID-Verification Firm
“The scanner at Hertz—or the weed shop—just put your driver’s license on the dark web.”
The Story
A new dark-web service offered scans of 153M+ US/Canadian driver’s licenses plus millions of other IDs, apparently siphoned from Louisiana-based IDScan.net, an AI/ML identity-verification vendor. Records include UV/IR scans and timestamps matching rentals and shop visits. The FBI’s New Orleans office opened an investigation; the site vanished after publication.
Why It Matters
The AI that scans your license to prove you’re you became the reason 153 million of them are for sale.
Evidence
Krebs on Security (Sept 1, 2026); FBI inquiry opened
Sources
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