{
  "id": 5114412,
  "title": "153 million stolen driver's license scans expose a growing ID problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/153-million-stolen-drivers-license-scans-expose-a-growing-id-problem",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-02T15:17:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/02/153-million-stolen-drivers-license-scans-expose-a-growing-id-problem"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A recent report highlights the alarming discovery of over 153 million stolen driver license scans on a dark web platform called Nexus. This staggering number, verified by KrebsOnSecurity, underscores the significant risk associated with sharing physical identification documents. While digital IDs may offer some protection against data breaches, widespread adoption is still needed to fully mitigate these risks. The compromised data includes not only driver licenses but also ID cards, travel documents, international IDs, and medical cards, further emphasizing the extensive scope of the ID theft issue.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}