A dark-web shop listed more than 153 million North American drivers license scans. Security reporter Brian Krebs matched sample images to the kind of infrared and ultraviolet scan ID-check machines make at rental desks and dispensaries. The FBI's New Orleans office opened an inquiry into idscan.net. The company is investigating and has not confirmed the count. The shop login later went dark. That is not a recall of the copies. Alex and Jordan also look at Anthropic shipping Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 as the same model with different locks; the FTC and 22 states suing Amazon over a hidden ad-auction surcharge; and Apple's new filing that an ex-engineer's MacBook shows a chip drawing used at OpenAI. The side of tech news nobody talks about.

In this episode

• The scan they kept — A dark-web shop listed 153 million license scans. Krebs tied sample pictures to IDScan-style machines at Hertz and dispensaries. The FBI opened an inquiry. The shop login going dark is not the same as the copies going away.
• Same brain, two locks — Anthropic shipped Claude Fable 5.1 for everyone and Mythos 5.1 for a vetted club. They are the same model with different locks. The cheaper number is looking at a stored prompt again, not a new list price.
• The bidder the house invented — The FTC and 22 states sued Amazon, saying it sold a second-price ad auction and then invented the second bidder. Allegations, not a verdict. The agency says shoppers ate the cost in prices.
• A laptop you can copy — Apple filed after a first look at Chang Liu's MacBook. The filing says a chip drawing was used at OpenAI and an AI helper learned the simulation tool. Allegations. OpenAI wants the case dismissed.

Links

• Krebs on Security - FBI probes service selling 153M+ drivers licenses
• IDScan.net
• Anthropic - Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1
• FTC - states sue Amazon over secret ad surcharge
• Ars Technica - FTC alleges Amazon made $20 billion rigging ad auctions
• 9to5Mac - Apple shocking evidence from ex-employee MacBook in OpenAI suit

AI disclosure

This episode was created with artificial intelligence. Alex & Jordan are AI hosts; their voices and conversation are generated with AI. Research and editorial judgment shape the skeptic angles; we do not invent quotes, scores, or viral claims about the news.