FBI Probes Dark-Web Sale Of Millions Of Stolen ID Documents
The FBI is investigating the theft and sale of scanned driver's licenses and other identity documents tied to a dark-web database called Nexus, authorities said.[1]
Nexus advertised this week that it held roughly 170 million identity documents from people in the United States and Canada, including scans of driver's licenses, travel papers and medical cards.[1] The FBI confirmed in an emailed statement that it was probing the theft and sale of the document scans amid worries they could help criminals make convincing fake IDs.[1]
Nexus's posting on the dark web made raw images available at a large scale and prompted urgent questions about how the files were obtained and how quickly they might be misused.[1]
It was not immediately clear whether the trove came from a single breach or from aggregated leaks, and the FBI declined to provide further details about suspects or the full scope.[1]
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- The FBI confirmed in an emailed statement that it is investigating the theft and sale of identity document scans linked to a database called Nexus.
- The Nexus database advertised this week that it held about 170 million identity documents from people in the United States and Canada.
- The breach includes digital copies of driver’s licenses, travel documents and medical cards, raising concerns they could be used to create fake IDs.
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