153 million US and Canadian driver’s licenses leaked on Russian cybercrime forum, and it includes Pete Hegseth’s ID authentication service provider seems to be the weak link. We Got This Covered · Sep 6
FBI launches investigation into theft of millions of Americans’ and Canadians’ stolen driver’s licenses The probe follows investigative reporting that traced the security breach to New Orleans-based IDScan.net The Independent UK · Sep 6
Over 150 million driver's licenses stolen in massive data breach after hackers reportedly hit major identity verificationcompany — what to do now A potentially massive data breach was discovered by a security researcher who found a database of over 150 million exposed driver's licenses. Tom’s Guide · Sep 2
Pete Hegseth's Driver's Licence Listed for $100 on Dark Web Among 153M+ IDs in Huge Data Leak A dark web service reportedly listed over 153 million North American driver's licence scans, including US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's. International Business Times UK · Sep 2
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 The leak was traced to a major ID-authentication service based in Louisiana, serving major companies like Hertz, Target, and the United States Coast Guard. Tom’s Hardware · Sep 2
Your Wi-Fi Router Was Probably Made in China. Does That Mean It's a National Security Threat? The Trump administration is reportedly moving to ban TP-Link routers, but experts say they're no less secure than other devices. Reason · Jan 26
DOGE employee leaks private xAI API key from sensitive database The staffer had access to millions of Americans’ personal data. TechRadar · Jul 16, 2025
Hackers unleash botnet capable of ‘killing most companies’ Aisuru botnet is roughly 10 times the size of the notorious Mirai botnet The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Federal Judge, ICE Agents Linked to Compromised Spyware Use The surveillance company mSpy just suffered its third data breach in a decade, exposing government officials snooping for both official and unofficial reasons. Reason · Jul 2, 2024
Mozilla ditches privacy partner over conflict of interest The decision comes after revelations that Onerep, the provider responsible for handling personal data removal in Mozilla Monitor Plus, has ties with people-search sites. TechRadar · Mar 26, 2024
Need to charge your phone? Think twice — 'juice jackers' might come for you "Juice Jacking" has become so prevalent that the FBI and the FCC are now warning the public about it. The practice seems to be on the rise with increased travel. WEKU · Apr 14, 2023
Twitter Probed Over Users’ Personal Data Leaks Twitter is in hot water after a hacker claimed to have data of over 400 million users Zenger · Jan 13, 2023
Hacker claims breach of FBI's critical-infrastructure forum A hacker claims to have posed as the CEO of a financial institution to gain access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
LinkedIn has a fake profile problem – can it fix this blot on its CV? Bogus users claiming to work for Apple and Amazon are doing serious reputational damage to the online service The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2022 Hackers Got User Data from Meta with Forged Request Facebook owner Meta gave user information to hackers who pretended to be law enforcement officials last year, a company source said Wednesday, highlighting the risks of a measure used in urgent cases. Imposters were able to get details like physical addresses or phone numbers in response to falsified "emergency data…