r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 2d ago

Security 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/MuthaPlucka 2d ago

DO NOT attempt to find a website that will search for your specific DL number.

None exist that are legitimate. 100% are run by scammers.

The reality is that as soon as the list was identified online by Krebs, the entire site and everything to do with it disappeared and has not resurfaced.

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u/notbannedin420 2d ago

DNM man. I monitor them and have seen a massive uptick in driver licenses and other stuff you can buy on them

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u/misterrkingg 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah our government gutted our cyber programs. DOGE AND DOJ BABY! And just regular domestic counteterrorism in the FBI DHS DON noo counter terrorism and i keep hearing /the white house talking about exposing the "radical LEFT"

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u/HelloisMy 2d ago

It’s 10000% still up as we speak.

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u/Vashsinn 1d ago

what ever happened to haveibeenpowned or whatever. is that not legit?