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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Dobkin

FBI launches investigation into theft of millions of Americans’ and Canadians’ stolen driver’s licenses

The FBI has launched an investigation into the theft of millions of stolen Americans' and Canadians’ driver’s licenses.

The new probe was announced as Brian Krebs, a former Washington Post reporter with a background in cybersecurity, exposed a dark web service called Nexus that was allegedly selling digital scans of more than 153 million driver’s licenses, mostly from people in the U.S., but also many in Canada.

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