Data Broker Breaches Tied to Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses
Feb 27th 2026
A Joint Economic Committee minority report says four data-broker-related breaches produced an estimated $20.9 billion in identity-theft losses and found some brokers hid opt-out tools from search engines.
- JEC Democrats estimate $20.9 billion in consumer losses linked to identity theft from four major breaches over the past decade.