Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (FEDTHECAEIDS1788312186)
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Rankiteo Score Impact Analysis
Key Highlights From The Incident Analysis
- Timeline of IDScan.net's Breach and lateral movement inside company's environment.
- Overview of affected data sets, including SSNs and PHI, and why they materially increase incident severity.
- How Rankiteo’s incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score.
- How this cyber incident impacts IDScan.net Rankiteo cyber scoring and cyber rating.
- Rankiteo’s MITRE ATT&CK correlation analysis for this incident, with associated confidence level.
Full Incident Analysis Transcript
In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the IDScan.net breach identified under incident ID FEDTHECAEIDS1788312186.
The analysis begins with a detailed overview of IDScan.net's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/idscan-net, the number of followers: 2965, the industry type: Technology, Information and Internet and the number of employees: 64 employees
After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 649 and after the incident was 504 with a difference of -145 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.
In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on IDScan.net and their customers.
On 31 August 2023, idscan.net disclosed Data Breach issues under the banner "Dark Web Identity Theft Service Exposes 153 Million Drivers Licenses in Massive Breach".
A newly launched dark web service, *Nexus*, is selling digital scans of over 153 million drivers licenses from the U.S.
The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting idscan.net's identity verification systems, and exposing 153 million drivers licenses, 10 million ID cards, 3 million travel documents, 579,000 medical cards, with nearly 166.579 million (153M licenses + 10M IDs + 3M travel docs + 579K medical cards) records at risk.
In response, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Nexus website taken offline post-disclosure, and stakeholders are being briefed through idscan.net acknowledged investigation but provided no further details.
The case underscores how Ongoing (FBI inquiry).
Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.
MITRE ATT&CK® Correlation Analysis
Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Supply Chain Compromise (T1195) with high confidence (90%), with evidence including supply chain such as true, and idscan.net processes IDs for major corporations and Trusted Relationship (T1199) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating idscan.nets identity verification systems compromised via trusted access. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating high-resolution scans of licenses with infrared/UV imaging stored and Data from Information Repositories (T1213) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating 153M+ drivers licenses and PII exfiltrated from idscan.net. Under the Collection tactic, the analysis identified Data from Local System (T1005) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating data includes high-res scans, timestamps, and biometric data and Automated Collection (T1119) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating 400,000 new licenses added in 24 hours, continuous exfiltration. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating data sold on dark web via Nexus service, continuously updated and Exfiltration Over Web Service (T1567) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating nexus advertised on Russian cybercrime forum Exploit. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Destruction (T1485) with lower confidence (30%), supported by evidence indicating no evidence of data destruction, but high-risk exposure and Data Manipulation: Stored Data Manipulation (T1565.001) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating pII sold for identity theft, stalking, and AI tracking risks. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating idscan.nets systems likely accessed via trusted credentials and Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories (T1564.001) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating data exfiltrated over a year without detection. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.
Sources & References
- IDScan.net Rankiteo Cyber Incident Details: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/idscan-net/incident/FEDTHECAEIDS1788312186
- IDScan.net CyberSecurity Rating page: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/idscan-net
- IDScan.net Rankiteo Cyber Incident Blog Article: https://blog.rankiteo.com/fedthecaeids1788312186-idscannet-caesars-entertainment-hertz-fedex-breach-august-2026/
- IDScan.net CyberSecurity Score History: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/idscan-net/history
- IDScan.net CyberSecurity Incident Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/
- Rankiteo A.I CyberSecurity Rating methodology: https://www.rankiteo.com/Images/rankiteo_algo.pdf
- Rankiteo TPRM Scoring methodology: https://static.rankiteo.com/model/rankiteo_tprm_methodology.pdf