Massive Breach Reportedly Exposes 150 Million Driver's License Photos
A site specializing in identity theft data claimed it had obtained more than 150 million driver's license photos lifted from a major ID verification provider. These services are widely used by banks, gig platforms, and online marketplaces to confirm that a new user's government ID is real before granting access to an account.
Shortly after the claims surfaced, the criminal site went offline, a pattern often seen when takedown efforts or law enforcement pressure force illicit marketplaces to disappear. The identity of the breached vendor has not been officially confirmed, and it's unclear whether the stolen data is genuine, partial, or recycled from older leaks.
If legitimate, this would rank among the largest known thefts of government ID imagery, the kind of data that's extremely difficult to invalidate since people can't simply reissue a new face or driver's license number the way they'd reset a password.