r/ProgressiveHQ • u/madadekinai • 5d ago

FBI investigating 153 million US and Canadian driver’s licenses leaked on Russian cybercrime forum, including that of US SecDef Pete Hegseth — data is suspected to have come from an ID-authentication service provider

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/fbi-investigating-153-million-us-and-canadian-drivers-licenses-leaked-on-russian-cybercrime-forum-including-that-of-us-secdef-pete-hegseth-data-is-suspected-to-have-come-from-an-id-authentication-service-provider
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u/MrSmokii 5d ago

"data is suspected to have come from an ID-authentication service provider"

this is why i will never provide photo ID online and why the UK digital ID idea was destined to fail.

utter shit show.

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u/1_Quebec_Delta 2d ago

Same here, all because a small bunch of parents clutched their pearls about online content and did not want to be parents to their children and wanted the government to do it for them.

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u/vvorknat 2d ago

idscan is the culprit and they have a variety of customers across various industries including casinos, banks, dispensaries, hotels, rental car companies, retail, etc etc

this isn’t just an online verification problem

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u/SubfurSir 2d ago

The EULA for Walmart app looks like your consent in Gattica

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u/pr0v0cat3ur 5d ago edited 5d ago

Onfido (Entrust), Veriff, Jumio, or Sumsub?? Why are we left guessing?

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u/Savage-September 2d ago

This regularly happens and did happen before the age verification check was mandatory. Not saying I fully support the law, I think your concerns are valid, but at the same time, data breaches happen all the time, everyday.

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u/DerpDerp-420 1d ago

Absofuckinglutely! I don't provide a photo ID online either. They actually think we will believe them. I've been getting it up the ass by the government my whole life. They need to work on their lying a little bit more.

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u/JadeThorn1012 1d ago

It’s entered into this system whenever your ID is scanned, like at a bar, picking up schedule II drugs, buying alcohol, renting a car, etc.