14 DAY TRIAL // A hacker who uses the name of NSA has put up for sale on the Dark Web a dataset that contains the personal details and driver's license information of over 290,000 US citizens.
The hacker discloses he stole the data after breaching the networks of several Louisiana organizations, and as such, most of the details are from Louisiana locals.
NSA says he extracted the driver's license details from the stolen databases that contained information on driving violations. In some cases, he claims the databases also held information about more serious crimes, such as murders.
Data contains lots of personal details
The format of the leaked data, according to the hacker, is: driving offense, fine total, first name, middle name, last name, date of birth, driver's license number, state in which the driver's license was issued, address, city, state, ZIP code, phone number, and email address.
NSA revealed that some of the data is not complete, but all entries have a driver's license number. "Sometimes MiddleName is NULL along with PhoneNumber and EmailAddress because whoever entered this data is a lazy [expletive] and should be fired," he explained.
The hacker added that the most common dates of birth are from 1983, but the data also includes information on teenagers and senior citizens.
Additionally, information on non-Louisiana residents is also included, in smaller numbers, which the hacker attributes to travelers or tourists.
Hacker is willing to negotiate with each buyer in private
The hacker's selling the data on the Dark Web marketplace named The Real Deal and is willing to negotiate with anyone who's interested in acquiring it.
"Disregard the price on this listing. Make me an offer that you and I can both agree to and I'll create a private listing that you can use to purchase this database," the hacker begins his ad. "Don't bother contacting me if you're going to hit me with lowball offers."
Because the hacker is selling the data via private ads, Softpedia has not been able to verify how many instances of the dataset have been sold. NSA has not responded to Softpedia's request for comment via his Jabber ID.
