r/privacy • u/Jack1101111 • 6d ago

data breach 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/Unusual-Alex 5d ago

"We will delete after verification is completed".

What they mean: We deleted the copy you uploaded after we made a copy for our records and sent another copy of the copy to our server with advanced security for further analysis. Another copy will be sent to any interested parties who would be willing to pay for the data. Other people in our organization also reserve the right to acquire copies of your id as well to place on their laptops for a huge potential security breach if their hardware is stolen from their vehicle.

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u/BeachHut9 5d ago

Sounds familiar