Champoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days agoID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver's licenses stolentechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down10cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.workspulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
arrow-up1117arrow-down1external-linkID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver's licenses stolentechcrunch.comChampoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.workspulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
minus-squarealexandra_kollontai [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoMaybe IDScan wasn’t permanently storing the records and deleted each one after analysis, but their platform was so thoroughly hacked that the instant a record was uploaded it was copied by the hackers. Not that that makes the situation any better.
minus-squareSootySootySoot [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days ago IDScan has not said how many individuals are affected but notes on its website that it holds over 150 million driver’s license records. They certainly claim to be holding those records deliberately, as a selling point.
Maybe IDScan wasn’t permanently storing the records and deleted each one after analysis, but their platform was so thoroughly hacked that the instant a record was uploaded it was copied by the hackers. Not that that makes the situation any better.
They certainly claim to be holding those records deliberately, as a selling point.