It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service
A crime-focused identity theft search site allegedly exposed over 150 million stolen driver’s license photos from an ID verification service before the site was shut down.
MAIN POINTS
- The site claimed access to more than 150 million stolen driver’s license photos.
- Those images were reportedly taken from an ID verification service.
- The platform operated as an identity theft search site.
- The crime site has now been taken offline.
TAKEAWAYS
- Massive identity data breaches can expose highly sensitive personal documents.
- Verification services are attractive targets because they store large volumes of identity images.
- Criminal marketplaces may publicize stolen data to attract users before disappearing.
- Shutting down a site does not undo the risk created by leaked identity information.