A dark web service that launched this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million driver's licenses belonging to people in the United States and Canada. The scale of the data suggests a major breach or aggregation of stolen records, and the FBI has opened an investigation into the operation.
Interviews with individuals whose licenses appear in the service's inventory confirm that the scans are genuine, raising immediate concerns about identity theft and fraud. The service appears to be new, but the data it offers may have been collected over a long period from multiple sources.
Because this is a single source report, there are no independent accounts to corroborate the exact number of records or the service's methods. However, the confirmation from affected individuals adds credibility to the claim, and the FBI's involvement signals a serious law enforcement response. Anyone with a U.S. or Canadian driver's license should monitor for suspicious activity while the investigation unfolds.