Pierluigi Paganini reports: A dark web identity theft service called Nexus appeared on September 1, 2026, offering searchable access to more than 153 million scanned driver’s licenses belonging to people in the United States and Canada. The FBI’s New Orleans field office opened a formal investigation the same day. Brian Krebs at KrebsOnSecurity, who broke the story, traced...

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The phone rang, and when “Eddie” (not his real name) picked up, the caller identified herself as being from American Express. Even though Eddie didn’t have any American Express account, he wasn’t initially suspicious. According to the caller, Eddie’s name had shown up in an attempt to purchase a firearm, and AmEx suspected identity theft....

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Stolen wallets are still a thing.  From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Kentucky: July 31, 2026 LEXINGTON, Ky. – An Orlando, Fl., man, Ivory Joe Pruitt, 61, was sentenced on Friday to 63 months imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Pruitt was also ordered to pay $137,392.74...

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