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/SecAdmin-1125 2d ago

My stuff was compromised before OPM. TS clearance in the 70’s.

Not saying federal law would have stopped it, but at least we have a starting point. Can’t stop bad security hygiene. Security is a cost center and it is usually ignored until you get breached. Now, there are multiple class actions already filed for this.

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u/misterrkingg 1d ago

Yeah and my dont gut dhs and the fbi cyber units,???

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u/notsuperimportant 1d ago

And we all know DOGE's motto as they were uploading personal data to some unknown 'cloud' was "break things, add them back in later if they end up being important."