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FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses

FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase on this service, it appears to be siphoning images collected by a widely-used identity verification company based in Louisiana.

By CyberDeltaForce Newsroom Published Sep 1, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC

What happened

FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase on this service, it appears to be siphoning images collected by a widely-used identity verification company based in Louisiana. The public reporting does not establish a confirmed attacker or definitive root cause.

A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada.

Editorial note: this News Brief follows the available evidence and adds length only when additional facts or useful context are available. Where public reporting does not establish a specific victim sequence, CyberDeltaForce does not present one as fact.

CONFIRMED FACTS

What the reporting and advisory establish

A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada.

FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses

CYBERDELTAFORCE INTELLIGENCE

What this means for your environment

Move from the published facts to the technical path, exposure conditions and defensive decisions that matter in a real environment.

Affected areathe affected technology or service
Question to answerDoes the same technology or trust path exist in your environment?
What changes priorityYour actual exposure and asset criticality

Why this matters to you

Identity attacks can turn one stolen session or OAuth grant into persistent access without obvious malware. Authentication telemetry, session state, privilege changes and third-party application access are therefore central to assessing exposure.

RELATE IT TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT

Does this deserve attention in my environment?

Check the conditions below against your use of the affected technology or service.

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Select the conditions that are true in your environment. Leaving a condition unselected does not mean you are safe — it only means you have not marked it as applicable.

What to check now
  • Review authentication and identity telemetry for abnormal access patterns and risky sign-ins.
  • Revoke suspicious sessions and reset affected credentials where exposure is suspected.
  • Check MFA changes, forwarding rules, OAuth grants, token use and privilege changes.

Sources & References

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KrebsOnSecuritySep 1, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC
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