# IDScan.net

Type: Company

Source: GetYourBrief — https://getyourbrief.com/entity/idscannet
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## Timeline

- **2026-09-02**: Ars Technica confirms personal ID exposure — Dan Goodin confirms his own license, scanned at a rental company, appeared on Nexus within hours of being scanned.
- **2026-09-01**: KrebsOnSecurity exposes Nexus — Brian Krebs reports 153 million driver's licenses for sale on Nexus, including UV/IR scans and records labeled CDL, CAC, and dispensary cards.
- **2026-09-01**: Nexus goes dark — The dark web service shuts down within hours of publication, preventing victims from checking whether their IDs were exposed.

## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### 473,673 Ontario Licences Exposed: IDScan Faces 4 Class Actions
2026-09-10 20:55:19 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

An alleged breach at identity verification vendor IDScan.net exposed 153 million North American driver's licence records, including 473,673 Ontario licences containing UV and infrared scans. The FBI has opened an investigation and at least four class-action lawsuits are pending. The case raises pivotal questions about data minimization, PIPEDA breach-notification duties, and liability for retaining high-sensitivity document imagery.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/idscan-ontario-licence-breach-legal-liability

### 153M licenses for sale on Nexus as UV/IR ID scans leak from Hertz, Planet13
2026-09-03 00:21:47 · Sector: cyber · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Security journalist Brian Krebs exposed Nexus, a dark web ID theft service with 153 million driver's license records including UV/IR scans. The data appears sourced from IDScan.net, used by Hertz and Planet13, with near real-time ingestion. The FBI is investigating after Nexus went dark.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/nexus-153m-license-breach-uv-ir-scans-hertz-planet13

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