Canada’s privacy czar launches investigation of major driver’s licence hack
Canada's privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a massive cyber breach from earlier this month believed to have exposed millions of Canadian driver's licences.
Canada’s privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, has launched an investigation into a cyber breach at IDScan.net, a company that verifies customers' government-issued identification documents. The breach allegedly exposed the personal information of millions of North Americans, including Canadians' driver's licences. The investigation will examine the security measures in place at the time of the breach, as well as the adequacy of IDScan.net's notifications to affected individuals, to determine compliance with Canada's federal private-sector privacy law, PIPEDA.
IDScan.net, which is used by various businesses for ID verification, stated that its cloud networks were targeted, potentially exposing full names and driver's license or other government-issued identification numbers. The privacy commissioner's office will continue to engage with IDScan.net to ensure it addresses the incident and mitigates any risks to Canadians.
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