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Canadian investigation launched into data breach that exposed millions of IDs
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Fusion42 · 22 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Canada's privacy commissioner has started an investigation into a major data breach at IDScan.net, which may have exposed millions of driver's licences and other government-issued IDs from Canada and the U.S., raising significant privacy and national security concerns.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity, and 13 sources have reported it between 3 Sep 2026 and 22 Sep 2026.
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You face a sharp rise in regulatory scrutiny if handling identity data in North America as Canada probes IDScan.net for failing to secure millions of driver's licences. Act now to strengthen your data protection or risk regulatory penalties and loss of market trust.
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13 sources · first reported 3 Sep 2026 · latest 22 Sep 2026
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