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It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service

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Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Threat Score
90/100

Date Published: 2026-09-02

Date Updated: 2026-09-05

Author: Zack Whittaker

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A suspected massive breach of an identity-verification firm (likely IDScan) exposed a searchable database—surfacing on a dark-web site called Nexus—claiming over 150 million U.S. and Canadian driver’s licenses and passports (including photos). Independent journalist Brian Krebs and affected researchers confirmed records, Nexus briefly went offline after reporting, and the FBI is investigating; the breach poses major identity-theft and privacy risks.

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