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It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service

An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver's license photos stolen from an ID verification service. The crime site has now shut down.
If you have handed over your driver’s license, passport, or other form of identity document to verify your information in the real world, like at a bar, a weed store, or when booking a car rental, there’s a good chance it’s now been stolen in a suspected massive data breach.…
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