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IDScan identity-document data leak

Data Leak
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A reported IDScan data leak exposed or offered for sale more than 153 million driver’s license scans, putting large volumes of identity documents at risk. The cache was advertised by the dark-web service Nexus, and sample checks tied the material back to IDScan. The exposure increases the risk of identity theft, impersonation, and fraud for people whose IDs were scanned through businesses using the service.

Related Happenings

IDScan hit by cyberattack

Incident
H score73 First: 10.09.2026 17:55 Last: 10.09.2026 17:55 Sources 1

How related: The company says its investigation remains ongoing but has determined that an unauthorized third party "may" have accessed or copied customer information stored within accounts on the IDScan.net cloud.

About this happening: IDScan confirmed an unauthorized-access incident affecting its IDScan.net cloud after learning on or around September 1 that customer data may have been accessed o...

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Louisiana lawsuits over IDScan identity-data breach

Regulatory/Legal Action
H score74 First: 04.09.2026 19:56 Last: 04.09.2026 19:56 Sources 1

How related: Multiple lawsuits have been filed against identity verification company IDScan after hackers allegedly breached the service and offered to sell more than 153 million driver’s licenses.

About this happening: Multiple lawsuits were filed in Louisiana against IDScan over an alleged breach tied to more than 153 million driver’s licenses, expanding civil exposure around scanne...

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FBI New Orleans official investigation into idscan.net breach

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

About this happening: The FBI New Orleans field office is investigating an apparent breach tied to IDScan.net after identity-document scans surfaced in the Nexus service on the Exploi...

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

Data Leak
H score76 First: 02.09.2026 01:40 Last: 02.09.2026 01:40 Sources 1

About this happening: 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 b...

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Carnival Corporation customer data leak

Data Leak
H score60 First: 28.05.2026 13:49 Last: 28.05.2026 13:49 Sources 1

About this happening: Carnival Corporation confirmed a customer data leak that exposed personal information for 5,995,277 people, making this a large-scale privacy and identity-risk event....

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Timeline

  1. 04.09.2026 19:56 2 articles · 13d ago

    Nexus advertises access to IDScan identity-document scans

    Initial Disclosure

    On September 1, the dark-web identity-theft service Nexus advertised access to more than 153 million U.S. and Canadian driver’s license scans, 10 million ID cards, 3 million travel documents, and 579,000 medical cards, and Brian Krebs verified sample records and traced the leak to IDScan.

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  2. 04.09.2026 19:56 2 articles · 13d ago

    Law firms and the FBI investigate alleged IDScan breach

    Legal Policy Action Update

    Multiple lawsuits were filed against IDScan in Louisiana, several law firms including Markovits, Stock & DeMarco and Hall Attorneys launched class-action investigations, and the FBI’s New Orleans office opened an investigation into the alleged security incident.

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