# FBI opens inquiry into reported market for more than 153 million driver-license scans

_Published Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM EDT · Security, Products · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

KrebsOnSecurity reported that the FBI's New Orleans field office opened an inquiry into an apparent breach involving idscan.net after a newly launched dark-web service offered digital scans of more than 153 million U.S. and Canadian driver licenses.

The service, Nexus, claimed additional identity and medical-card records. The report linked image timestamps and infrared or ultraviolet scans to identity-verification workflows, but said the source of the records has not been confirmed. idscan.net said it was investigating and did not provide a substantive response.

## Sources

- [krebsonsecurity.com](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/)

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Published: 2026-09-02T05:18:31.779Z
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Retrieved: 2026-10-17T14:07:10.561Z
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