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IDScan sued over alleged data breach affecting 153 million drivers

Lawsuits target identity-verification firm IDScan after hackers allegedly exfiltrated 153 million driver's licences, spotlighting supply-chain risk for organisations that outsource document-based KYC.

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Multiple lawsuits have been filed against identity verification company IDScan after hackers allegedly breached the service and offered to sell more than 153 million driver's licenses. [...]

Editorial Analysis

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Why it matters

A breach of 153 million driver's licenses at an identity-verification vendor highlights catastrophic third-party risk for any organisation relying on outsourced ID checks.

What to do

Audit contracts and security assurances of all identity-verification providers in your vendor portfolio.

Board brief

A single identity-verification vendor breach exposed 153 million records—underscoring the board-level need to govern third-party data-processing risk.

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