{"data":{"id":2350,"lang":"en","title":"ID Verification Giant IDScan Confirms Breach of 150 Million Driver's Licenses","summary":"ID verification firm IDScan confirms hackers stole over 150 million driver's licenses and government IDs from its cloud systems, one of North America's largest ID-document breaches.","category":"technology","category_label":"Technology","published_at":"2026-09-10T22:01:15Z","updated_at":"2026-09-10T22:01:15Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2350-id-verification-giant-idscan-confirms-breach-of-150-million-driver-s-licenses","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2350?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2350.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GettyImages-681253878.jpg?w=1024","word_count":165,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/id-verification-giant-idscan-confirms-data-breach-with-more-than-150-million-drivers-licenses-stolen/","domain":"techcrunch.com"},{"url":"https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/","domain":"krebsonsecurity.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2423,"title":"Firma pro ověřování dokladů IDScan potvrdila únik 150 milionů řidičských průkazů","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2423-firma-pro-overovani-dokladu-idscan-potvrdila-unik-150-milionu-ridicskych-prukazu","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2423?lang=cs"},"content":"IDScan, a Louisiana-based identity verification service used by entertainment venues and cannabis dispensaries, has confirmed that hackers stole more than 150 million driver's licenses and other government ID records from its cloud systems. The stolen data includes full names, license numbers, photographs, and identity numbers from passports and other documents covering residents of the United States and Canada.\n\nThe breach first surfaced on September 1 when security journalist Brian Krebs reported that a dark web marketplace was selling access to the stolen records, including a lookup for U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The FBI's New Orleans field office and the Pentagon opened investigations the following day, and IDScan officially acknowledged the intrusion on September 10.\n\nIDScan said accessing the full stolen database \"required payment,\" suggesting the attackers may be seeking a ransom, though the company declined to give further details about any extortion attempt. If confirmed at that scale, the breach would rank among the largest exposures of government-issued ID documents in North America."}}