How scammers build a profile on you using data brokers

How scammers build a profile on you using data brokers

Public data is fueling highly targeted scams against your family

A single person search result can reveal your address, relatives and years of personal history in seconds. (Kury "CyberGuy" Knutsson)

Scammers use data broker profiles to map your family and build more convincing, targeted attacks. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)

By the time a scam reaches you or your family, it is often built on real data pulled from multiple public sources. (Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg)

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