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I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale
A dark web ID theft service called Nexus offered over 153 million driver's licenses for sale, including high-resolution scans captured in infrared and ultraviolet spectrums to facilitate counterfeit ID creation. KrebsOnSecurity reported that licenses belonging to journalists, government officials, and security researchers appeared in the catalog, suggesting widespread compromise across car rental and other data sources.
Why it matters: Anyone who has rented a car or provided identification to service providers faces exposure to identity theft and document fraud; practitioners should assume driver's license data has been compromised at scale and advise clients on monitoring and fraud alert services.
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