IDScan confirms breach tied to 153 million stolen driver’s licenses
IDScan, a company that verifies identities using government ID scans, has confirmed a breach of its cloud platform after reports connected it to a leaked database of more than 153 million driver's license images. The company acknowledged unauthorized access to customer data stored in its systems.
Why this matters: Driver's licenses are not just passwords you can reset. They carry your name, address, date of birth, and a photo — enough to impersonate you or open accounts in your name. If 153 million scans leaked from one identity verification company, that is a significant slice of the adult population. The deeper problem is structural. Businesses hand these scans to third-party verifiers and mostly forget about them. You never agreed to let IDScan hold your ID indefinitely. You just wanted to log into something. That gap between what data is collected and what people actually expect is where breaches like this do the most damage.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators
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