Bankless · Friday, September 4, 2026
A significant data breach has resulted in the exposure of 153 million US driver's licenses, with 63% of American licenses reportedly available on the black market. This incident highlights the risks associated with current KYC practices and the need for more robust security measures.
“So this is American driver's license all selling on the black market. 63% of all American driver's license are out there.”
“Eric Voorhees. KYC is a bullshit scam that endangers millions of innocent people so that regulators can feel as if they're providing value to the world. I concur, Roman Storm. Why did 153 million driver's licenses just land on the dark web? Because someone built a database of everyone.”
“So I think it's obvious that this stuff is doomed. And the answer of when is the U.S. government going to wake up and do something about it? My usual answer for these things is when it's too late and the problem has already metastasized and like it's just an unignorably bad problem.”