2026 IDScan.net — confirms cloud access; Nexus 153M+ DL sale; FBI probe; OPC Canada investigation
Data compromised
Company: full names and driver’s license or other government-issued identification numbers may be in affected cloud account data. Actor Nexus listing still claims 153M+ US/Canada DL scans and other ID types — full inventory pending completed forensics.
Technical writeup
Company-confirmed incident with ongoing forensics — IDScan.net notice dated September 4, 2026. On or around September 1, 2026 the company received information of possible unauthorized access, secured systems, engaged third-party specialists, and is cooperating with federal law enforcement. IDScan determined an unauthorized third party may have accessed and/or copied certain customer information in cloud accounts (names and DL/government ID numbers). Separately, KrebsOnSecurity/FBI coverage of the Nexus Exploit-forum identity-theft service advertising 153M+ driver’s-license scans remains the scale cited in trade press; company has not published a matching national census in the Sep 4 notice. recordsAffected remains 153000000 from actor/press census pending completed investigation; companyConfirmed true for unauthorized-access determination. Update September 2026: multiple lawsuits and class-action investigations were filed/opened against IDScan after the Nexus 153M+ driver’s-license sale reporting (BleepingComputer Sep 4; ClassAction.org and firm investigations). Eligibility messaging targets people who received IDScan.net breach notices — same incident, not a separate breach row. Update September 10, 2026: BleepingComputer and TechCrunch amplified IDScan’s September 4 notice confirming unauthorized cloud access potentially including names and DL/government ID numbers, linked in press to the Nexus 153M+ license-scan corpus. Update September 21–22, 2026: Privacy Commissioner of Canada opened a PIPEDA investigation into IDScan.net safeguards and breach notifications; RCMP stated it is aware of the FBI probe and monitoring while engaged with partners. Company census still unpublished beyond actor/Krebs Nexus scale claims.
Root cause
Unauthorized third party may have accessed and/or copied customer information in IDScan.net cloud accounts (company notice Sep 4); Nexus Exploit-forum sale of 153M+ DL scans under FBI investigation
References
- https://idscan.net/notification-data-security-incident/
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/
- https://cyberinsider.com/153-million-drivers-licenses-exposed-in-suspected-idscan-breach/
- https://www.engadget.com/2249522/digital-scans-of-153-million-drivers-licenses-leaked-to-the-dark-web/
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/idscan-sued-over-alleged-data-breach-affecting-153-million-drivers/
- https://www.classaction.org/data-breach-lawsuits/idscan.net-september-2026
- https://www.msdlegal.com/blog/2026/09/idscan-net-data-breach-class-action-lawsuit-investigation/
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/idscan-confirms-breach-tied-to-153-million-stolen-drivers-licenses/
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/id-verification-giant-idscan-confirms-data-breach-with-more-than-150-million-drivers-licenses-stolen/
- https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/news-and-announcements/2026/nr-c_260921/
- https://globalnews.ca/news/12068230/privacy-commissioner-investigation-drivers-licence-hack/
- https://globalnews.ca/news/12058464/drivers-license-hack-north-america-rcmp/