An investigation by KrebsOnSecurity has linked a dark web license sale to a company that provides identity verification services to banks and credit unions. The vendor, IDScan.net, has since removed web pages that named its financial institution clients.
Investigation Reveals Connection
KrebsOnSecurity traced the sale of licenses on the dark web back to IDScan.net. The investigation connected the company to 153 million license scans, raising concerns about the security of the data involved.
Company Removes Client Pages
Following the investigation, IDScan.net took down pages that listed its bank and credit union integrations. The removal came after the scale of the scans—153 million—was brought to light.
The exact nature of the dark web license sale and its relation to the company’s operations remains as reported by KrebsOnSecurity. No further details about the sale or the impact on the affected institutions have been disclosed.
