Tech Brew Ride Home · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Over 153 million US and Canadian driver's licenses, along with other identity documents, were reportedly made available for purchase on the dark web through a service called Nexus. The FBI has launched an investigation into the breach, which appears to be linked to an ID verification service in Louisiana.
“More than 153 million US and Canadian drivers licenses as well as other identity documents have reportedly become available for purchase on the dark web for a limited time.”
“According to cyber security journalist Brian Krebs, the service was called Nexus and although it's no longer available at the time of writing, it claimed to have possessed 153 million drivers licenses, 10 million ID cards, 1.9 million travel documents, 1.3 million international drivers licenses, 579,000 medical cards, 429,000 common access cards, 91,000 residents cards, 77,000 employment authorization records, and 5 million other documents allegedly sourced from an ID verification service in Louisiana.”
“The FBI has also started looking into the leak, with its New Orleans field office opening an official investigation into the breach.”