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  "path": "/story/data-broker-breaches-fueled-dollar209-billion-in-identity-theft-losses/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T10:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.wired.com",
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  "textContent": "A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.",
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