Identity verification company IDScan.net confirmed on September 10 that unauthorized hackers accessed customer data stored in its cloud platform, including records tied to more than 153 million driver's license scans. The Louisiana-based company also reported compromised passport information.
Between 2–5 September 2026, identity verification firm IDScan was publicly identified as the source of a breach exposing digital scans of over 153 million U.S. and Canadian driver's licenses offered for sale on the dark web marketplace Nexus. The FBI opened an investigation, and multiple lawsuits were filed against IDScan.
The FBI is investigating a dark web service offering digital scans of over 153 million driver's licenses from the United States and Canada, discovered on September 1, 2026. Samples appear to originate from a Louisiana identity-verification company and have been authenticated by security researchers.