Your personal information is still out there. We start removing it today.
The FTC's IdentityTheft.gov walks you through the recovery steps. What it can't do: remove your name, address, and family connections from the data brokers and people-search sites that fed the attack. That's what Delist does — and we keep pushing until it stays off.
Start your free scan →The source data is still live after the first attack
Once an attacker has enough of your data to commit one fraud, they typically have enough to attempt several more. The follow-on attempts draw from the same pool of broker-published context that was available before the first incident.
Closing the accounts doesn't remove the source data
Whatever data fed the original attack is still searchable: your name, an SSN from a breach, an address from a people-search site, family links from a broker. Resolving the fraud doesn't touch the underlying exposure.
Different attack types use the same fuel
Credit-card fraud, tax-refund fraud, medical fraud, and social-engineering all draw from the same personal-data context. Reducing the broker layer once cuts the rate across all the follow-on categories.
Recovery and removal are separate tracks
The FTC playbook closes the fraud and remediates accounts. It does not remove you from the breach corpus or the broker layer. That work runs in parallel and doesn't happen automatically.
The 1-year fraud alert expires
The standard fraud alert from a credit bureau lasts 1 year. After that, the credit-side defense weakens unless you re-file or upgrade to a permanent freeze. Privacy work helps cover the gap.
The credit freeze stops new fraudulent accounts. Removing your data from brokers and people-search sites takes away what a follow-on attack would lean on: your address, your family, your history.
Start your free scan →What Delist removes and monitors on your behalf
Scan brokers and breach sources
The free scan covers data brokers, people-search sites, and known leak databases. You see exactly what is still findable about you right now.
Removing the broker-published data
We file removal requests across the brokers we cover, with escalation where it applies: your address, family relationships, employer, and address history.
Monitoring for new breaches
Weekly checks across known breach sources. If your identifiers surface in a new leak, you're notified so you can act before someone else does.
Monthly full scans
Brokers re-add data within weeks or months. We run a full scan every month, catch re-listings, and resubmit the removal.
Why post-incident privacy work matters
| Manual opt-outs | Generic privacy tools | Delist.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places covered | 10–20 | 50–200 | Brokers, people-search sites, AI, breach records |
| Breach corpus monitoring | You check periodically | Often basic | Monthly |
| Family coverage | Repeat per person | Varies | Family plans |
| Re-listing detection | You notice it | Periodic | Monthly |
| Legal deletion requests | Draft yourself | Rarely | We escalate |
| Time investment | Hours per month | Setup + check-ins | We handle filing + follow-up |
Common questions
Background reading:Identity theft and data brokers
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