FBI investigates 170M data leak from US and Canada
The FBI is investigating a data leak exposing documents of 170 million people from the US and Canada, including sensitive IDs and personal records. The data was found in the darknet and contains multiple scans of documents, including high-level government officials' credentials.
Consensus
- The FBI is investigating a data leak involving 170 million people from the United States and Canada.
- The leaked data was found in the darknet.
- The database contains scanned documents of millions of individuals.
- The database includes over 153 million driver's licenses, 10 million ID cards, around 3 million transit and international documents, and at least 579,000 medical records.
- Some records contain multiple scans of the same document, including front and back sides, as well as images in infrared and ultraviolet spectra.
- Among the documents are credentials of high-ranking U.S. officials and security specialists.
Coverage (2 sources)
- Dumped in the darknet: FBI investigates data leak of 170 million US and Canadian residents — РИАМО
- FBI investigates data leak of 170 million people — documents of US war minister and high-ranking officials found in database — Baza