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Brian Krebs' article is, in my opinion, a much better read for this story[0]. [0] https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-l

by piva00 12d ago

Brian Krebs' article is, in my opinion, a much better read for this story[0]. [0] https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selli...

altairprime 12d ago
(2 days ago, 276 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621
- ChrisMarshallNY 12d ago
  It also dropped off the front page, pretty quickly, despite getting a lot of upvotes and comments. I was surprised by that, as this is exactly the type of story that tends to spend a couple of days on the front page. But it’s also the kind of story that won’t stay down, and will definitely be back. It appears as if there are folks here that don’t want to talk about this.
  - hurfdurf 12d ago
    Was on the front page for ~12 hours. https://hnrankings.com/49529621 https://hnrankings.com/49529621
    - ChrisMarshallNY 12d ago
      OK. That's how it got all the upvotes. I am here fairly often, and in my neck of the woods, it was only high up for about three of them. I note that it starts its drop (quickly) at about 9AM, East Coast time. I should note that front page is 30 or less, and, according to that graph, it was only there, for about ten hours; most of which wasn't daytime, in the US. I only noticed it, the first time, because I woke up in the middle of the night, and checked the site. But it's still the type of story that should have had a much longer tenure, especially as it was Krebs. I am now thinking that the access may have been through a backdoor. It certainly seems to have operated like a direct intravenous link. BTW: Thanks for this link: https://securitywall.co/tools/ipa-analyzer https://securitywall.co/tools/ipa-analyzer Looks interesting.
    - Barbing 12d ago
      Hadn’t seen this site! More detailed alternative: https://news.social-protocols.org/stats?id=49529621 https://news.social-protocols.org/stats?id=49529621
- dang 12d ago
  Thanks! Macroexpanded: FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621 - Sept 2026 (290 comments)
smallerize 12d ago
Discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621
chad_strategic 12d ago
Brian Krebs is able to turn these security breaches / hacks into a compelling crime novel.
crash-universe 12d ago
I had no idea this even existed. Browsing the whole site is terrifying. Like, I mean this... ? https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-govcloud-keys-on-github/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-go... Thank you for gifting me a new layer of paranoia I didn't know existed until yesterday. Once you see you can't unsee.

by piva00 12d ago

altairprime 12d ago

(2 days ago, 276 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621

ChrisMarshallNY 12d ago
It also dropped off the front page, pretty quickly, despite getting a lot of upvotes and comments. I was surprised by that, as this is exactly the type of story that tends to spend a couple of days on the front page. But it’s also the kind of story that won’t stay down, and will definitely be back. It appears as if there are folks here that don’t want to talk about this.
- hurfdurf 12d ago
  Was on the front page for ~12 hours. https://hnrankings.com/49529621 https://hnrankings.com/49529621
  - ChrisMarshallNY 12d ago
    OK. That's how it got all the upvotes. I am here fairly often, and in my neck of the woods, it was only high up for about three of them. I note that it starts its drop (quickly) at about 9AM, East Coast time. I should note that front page is 30 or less, and, according to that graph, it was only there, for about ten hours; most of which wasn't daytime, in the US. I only noticed it, the first time, because I woke up in the middle of the night, and checked the site. But it's still the type of story that should have had a much longer tenure, especially as it was Krebs. I am now thinking that the access may have been through a backdoor. It certainly seems to have operated like a direct intravenous link. BTW: Thanks for this link: https://securitywall.co/tools/ipa-analyzer https://securitywall.co/tools/ipa-analyzer Looks interesting.
  - Barbing 12d ago
    Hadn’t seen this site! More detailed alternative: https://news.social-protocols.org/stats?id=49529621 https://news.social-protocols.org/stats?id=49529621
dang 12d ago
Thanks! Macroexpanded: FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621 - Sept 2026 (290 comments)

smallerize 12d ago

Discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529621

chad_strategic 12d ago

Brian Krebs is able to turn these security breaches / hacks into a compelling crime novel.

crash-universe 12d ago

I had no idea this even existed. Browsing the whole site is terrifying. Like, I mean this... ? https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-govcloud-keys-on-github/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-go... Thank you for gifting me a new layer of paranoia I didn't know existed until yesterday. Once you see you can't unsee.