ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A massive data breach at an identity verification company may have exposed the driver’s licenses and personal information of more than 153 million Americans and Canadians.
A journalist who covers cybersecurity, Brian Krebs, discovered his driver’s license was being sold on the dark web. Thieves also claimed to have the driver’s license of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, high-ranking officials and tens of millions of regular people.
The stolen information is believed to have come from hacking ID Scan.net, also known as Veriscan. According to its website, the company is used for ID fraud prevention by more than 7,500 businesses worldwide. The company did not verify the hacking, only confirming to Krebs that it was investigating.
“The type of data that’s been exposed here is really serious. More than 153 million drivers’ licenses, more than 10 million ID cards, 3 million travel documents and 500,000 medical cards including dispensary cards,” said Jared Connors, an attorney with the firm Meyer Wilson Werning that specializes in representing cybersecurity victims.
Some of the businesses that use Veriscan include car rental companies, hotels, retailers, dispensaries and banks. The company’s website says it has verified more than 40,000 scans from banks from December 2024 to the present. Much or all of that information could now be in the hands of thieves who sell it on the dark web to the highest bidder.
With a copy of your license, thieves now have your name, address, birth date, driver’s license number, picture and the document number on the back of the card used by state agencies to verify if your license is real.
“The most immediate concern is that you’re at risk of identity theft,” Connors said.
Thieves can use that information to get everything from credit cards to car loans in your name. “I think a credit freeze is a smart thing if you believe you may have been affected and there’s a good chance that you were,” Connors said.
His law firm specializes in representing cybercrime victims. The first step is to freeze your credit at all three bureaus.
Click here to freeze it with Experian. Click here to freeze it with Equifax, and here to freeze your Transunion credit access.
News10NBC reporter Deanna Dewberry asked the state DMV for an interview. They declined but said they are monitoring the situation. A DMV spokesman reminds New Yorkers that if you have evidence that your license has been stolen, report it immediately to the DMV.
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