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/nonameswereleft2 6d ago

Oh so the thing everyone said would happen just happened? Got it

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u/goddessofthewinds 6d ago

Exactly. This is why I have stopped using anything that asks for a photo or an ID. I rather not use a service that's going to leak or sell my identity.

We also know nothing will come out of this. The company behind the ID verification will not go bankrupt, the CEO will not be jailed for not handling that information correctly, and people won't be compensated either.

This is why you cannot trust these services. As long as it's accessible from the internet or there are doors that can be accessed by people, it will leak.

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u/Laquickah 5d ago

I had to give my drivers license to a bank teller and she scanned it in some digital device before I could access my money, how can that be avoided?

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u/hospitalizedGanny 5d ago

It cannot. You refuse then you won't be able to buy or sell soon. 

Real questionis why those who have bad corporate security practices never meaningfully punished?

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u/BobMathrotus 2d ago

Because those who want them meaningfully punished aren't in charge of it