Brian Krebs

Independent cybersecurity journalist, KrebsOnSecurity

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Born: 1972, Alabama

Education: George Mason University

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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Hackers had a live feed of a U.S. ID-scan company's data for over a year

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As of September 2026: Published the investigation that linked the leak to IDScan.net

A dark web service called Nexus has been selling scans of more than 153 million driver's licenses from the U.S. and Canada. The images match the work of IDScan.net, a Louisiana company that verifies IDs for Hertz, Target, FedEx and others.

Updated Sep 7