CyberGuy analysis debunks data broker opt-out myths for retirees

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 9

Kurt Knutsson says hundreds of US brokers can relist addresses, relatives and net-worth data within weeks or months after manual opt-outs.
He warns family-linked profiles fuel grandparent scams and cites FBI IC3 data showing average elder-fraud losses reached $38,500 in 2025, with personal information implicated in 72% of cases.
The report says retirees are especially exposed because decades of public records enrich their profiles, making repeated removals, family-wide action and credit freezes more effective than one-off requests.

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