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