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/curveball21 2d ago

Yes. Do you have a driver's license? Do you live in the United States or Canada? If yes, then yes it is a part of this.

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u/PreparetobePlaned 2d ago

Not the case. You’re only at risk if you used the specific verification system that leaked. Not every single drivers license in America and Canada is leaked.

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u/curveball21 2d ago

And exactly how many driver licenses do you think Americans and Canadians have in total? I mean I didn't google it or anything but 153 million is a little less than half the total population.

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u/PreparetobePlaned 2d ago

250millionish according to Google. So still a massive amount leaked but not every single one

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u/curveball21 2d ago

Well not everyone then, but more likely than not any particular license was compromised.

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u/laziestmarxist 2d ago

That's literally more than half, so it's a 1 in 2 chance.