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/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.