Data brokers, in bed with scammers, aimed their algorithms at millions of elderly, vulnerable
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Several large data brokers profited for years by selling what are known, cruelly, as "suckers lists" to criminals who used them to fine-tune scams designed to cheat elderly and vulnerable people, a new report on LawfareBlog explains. It's a stomach-churning analysis that shines a harsh light on an open secret about many industries: Stealing from the elderly is good business, and rarely comes with much risk.
Data brokers, in bed with scammers, aimed their algorithms at millions of elderly, vulnerable
Data brokers, in bed with scammers, aimed…
Data brokers, in bed with scammers, aimed their algorithms at millions of elderly, vulnerable
Several large data brokers profited for years by selling what are known, cruelly, as "suckers lists" to criminals who used them to fine-tune scams designed to cheat elderly and vulnerable people, a new report on LawfareBlog explains. It's a stomach-churning analysis that shines a harsh light on an open secret about many industries: Stealing from the elderly is good business, and rarely comes with much risk.