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Threat Intelligence & APT The Record 1 month ago

IDScan confirms breach after hackers offer 153 million driver’s license scans for sale

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CyberNew Threat Research Desk
• Original Reporting: The Record
CyberNew Threat Intel Assessment
Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
Impacted Surface
Cloud & Distributed Infrastructure
Intelligence Sector
Threat Intelligence & APT

Analyst Takeaway

"Image: Bigstock / PhotoMosh IDScan confirms breach after hackers offer 153 million driver’s license scans for sale Identity verification firm IDScan said hackers obtained customer data held in its cloud platform following recent reports connecting the company to a database breach exposing scans of some 153 million driver’s licenses. The company confirmed a hack in a notice published on its..."

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IDScan confirms breach after hackers offer 153 million driver’s license scans for sale

Identity verification firm IDScan said hackers obtained customer data held in its cloud platform following recent reports connecting the company to a database breach exposing scans of some 153 million driver’s licenses.

The company confirmed a hack in a notice published on its website on September 4 and said it became aware of the breach on or around September 1 — the same day a journalist reported the news based on dark web activity.

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