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U.S. and Canadian drivers-license scans for sale on Nexus

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The Nexus dark web service is selling 153 million+ drivers-license scans from people in the United States and Canada, exposing highly sensitive identity documents to buyers and increasing fraud and impersonation risk. The listings also include other identity documents, suggesting a broader cache of personal and government-issued records. The scale and resale format make the exposure immediately valuable to criminals and dangerous to affected individuals.

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FBI New Orleans official investigation into idscan.net breach

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H score62 First: 02.09.2026 01:40 Last: 02.09.2026 01:40 Sources 1

How related: During that call, the FBI shared that earlier today their New Orleans field office opened an official investigation into an apparent breach involving idscan.net.

About this happening: The FBI New Orleans field office opened an official investigation into an apparent breach involving idscan.net, putting law-enforcement scrutiny on the source of t...

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  1. 02.09.2026 01:40 2 articles · 2h ago

    Nexus appears on Exploit offering 153 million driver’s licenses for sale

    Initial Disclosure

    On Monday, Aug. 31, the Nexus identity-theft service surfaced on the Russian cybercrime forum Exploit and advertised digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses for people in the United States and Canada, along with more than 10 million identification cards, more than three million travel documents or international IDs, and at least 579,000 medical cards. The service said it had been continuously exfiltrating new data for over a year and claimed previewable records were redacted before purchase.

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  2. 02.09.2026 01:40 1 articles · 2h ago

    FBI New Orleans opens inquiry into apparent breach involving idscan.net

    Legal Policy Action Update

    Earlier today, the FBI's New Orleans field office opened an official inquiry into an apparent breach involving idscan.net after the company emerged as a suspected source of the license images sold through Nexus. The inquiry was disclosed during a conference call with FBI cyber leaders and was described as an official investigation into the source of the images.

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