IDScan.net said a third party without authorization may have accessed customer data in the company’s cloud. The affected data may include full names and driver’s license numbers or numbers from other government-issued documents.

The company started an investigation and engaged third-party specialists to determine the nature and scope of the incident.

The FBI is investigating a report that tens of millions of driver’s licenses belonging to people in the United States and Canada were being sold on the dark web, a hidden part of the internet. Reuters could not establish the source of the data.

Claim check:

  • IDScan.net said a third party without authorization may have accessed customer data in the company’s cloud. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «IDScan.net has determined that an unauthorized third party may have accessed and/or copied certain customer information stored within their accounts on the IDScan.net cloud.»)
  • The company said the affected data may include full names and driver’s license numbers or numbers from other government-issued documents. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «The types of information contained within the affected data may include full names and driver’s license or other government-issued identification numbers.»)
  • IDScan.net started an investigation and engaged third-party specialists to determine the nature and scope of the incident. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Upon this discovery, we took immediate steps to secure our systems and engaged a team of third-party specialists to help determine the full nature and scope of the incident. This investigation is currently ongoing.»)
  • The FBI is investigating a report that tens of millions of driver’s licenses from people in the United States and Canada were being sold on the dark web. (confirmed by the primary source: evidence; «The FBI said on Wednesday it was investigating a report that tens of millions of drivers’ licenses belonging to people in the ​United States and Canada were being sold on the dark web.»)
  • Reuters could not establish the source of the data. (confirmed by the primary source: evidence; «Reuters could not establish the source of the stolen data.»)

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score 58.6 out of 100 · kind: incident · update 2