IDScan Hit in Cyberattack
New Orleans, Louisiana-based ID verification service IDScan discovered in early September they suffered a cyberattack and the FBI is investigating the hack where at least 170 million U.S. and Canadian driver’s license information ended up stolen.
IDScan is an identity verification technology company that provides hardware and software solutions for businesses to scan, authenticate, and extract information from government-issued identity documents.
The company said in an advisory on its website “On or around September 1, 2026, IDScan.net received information indicating that certain data may have been accessed without authorization. Upon this discovery, we took immediate steps to secure our systems and engaged a team of third-party specialists to help determine the full nature and scope of the incident. This investigation is currently ongoing.”