00:00150M Plus Driver's Licenses May Be On Dark Web
00:03Questions Surround New Orleans Cyberfirma New Orleans Identity Verification Company
00:08is under scrutiny after a dark web trove exposed millions of IDs,
00:12raising major privacy and national security concerns.
00:15The FBI is investigating how scans of more than 150 million U.S. and Canadian driver's licenses
00:21and other identification documents ended up for sale on the dark web, according to reports.
00:26According to Krebs on Security, an independent investigative cybersecurity news blog written by Brian Krebs,
00:32the breach may be connected to a New Orleans-based identity verification company
00:36whose technology is used by businesses to scan and authenticate government-issued IDs.
00:41Authorities have not confirmed the connection.
00:44The FBI's New Orleans field office confirmed Thursday that it is looking into the incident,
00:49but declined to provide additional details, citing the ongoing investigation, according to NOLA.com.
00:54Krebs on Security reports that the dark web service, known as Nexus,
00:59advertised access to more than 153 million driver's licenses from the U.S. and Canada,
01:04along with more than 10 million other identification cards,
01:07more than 3 million travel documents or international IDs,
01:10and at least 579,000 medical cards on the Russian cybercrime forum exploit.
01:15Some records included multiple images of the front and back of a license,
01:19as well as infrared and ultraviolet scans and timestamps showing when the documents were scanned.
01:24NOLA.com reports that investigators appear to be examining whether the stolen information
01:29came from IDScan, a New Orleans company that provides identity verification technology.
01:34It scans products scan identification documents, detect fraudulent IDs, verify ages,
01:40and authenticate employee credentials.
01:42The company's website has listed major brands among its customers or partners,
01:47including Hertz, FedEx, Caesars, and GameStop.
01:50Krebs on Security's investigation found evidence connecting multiple people
01:54whose licenses appeared in the Nexus database to businesses using IDScan technology.
01:59IDScan Marketing and Operations Executive Jillian Kossman told Krebs on Security
02:04that the company was investigating the matter.
02:06At this point, I'm not able to share any additional information,
02:09but the updates you have provided have been welcome and helpful to our team's investigation,
02:14Kossman wrote in an email to the news outlet.
02:17WWL is reaching out to the company and the FBI's New Orleans field office for comment.
02:22The apparent link to IDScan emerged after Krebs on Security
02:26searched the Nexus database for licenses belonging to people who agreed to participate in the investigation.
02:31For more information, visit www.fema.gov.au.au.au.au.au.au.au.au.
