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Privacy Commissioner Opens IDScan.net Breach Investigation Over Licenses

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC · How we work

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Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne opened the first Canadian investigation into IDScan.net’s data breach.
The breach exposed full names and driver’s licence numbers stored in IDScan.net’s cloud.
IDScan.net will notify affected customers and provide free credit monitoring.
The RCMP is monitoring the incident and coordinating with law-enforcement partners.
Brian Krebs reported a dark-web sale of about 153 million licences, including 1.1 million Canadian.

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Story summary

Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne opened the first Canadian investigation into IDScan.net’s data breach.
The breach exposed full names and driver’s licence numbers stored in IDScan.net’s cloud.
IDScan.net will notify affected customers and provide free credit monitoring.
The RCMP is monitoring the incident and coordinating with law-enforcement partners.
Brian Krebs reported a dark-web sale of about 153 million licences, including 1.1 million Canadian.