Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
Summary
Techdirt summarizes Krebs On Security's report about a breach at a major identity verification provider that leaked 153 million driver licenses in real time for over a year. The incident exposes serious privacy and security risks in identity-verification systems and shows that vendors can be a weak link despite marketing. The piece argues against relying on age/identity verification and calls for stronger safeguards and policy scrutiny.