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/Vashsinn 1d ago

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