{
  "id": 7839745,
  "title": "Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/data-broker-radaris-loses-domains-in-privacy-fight",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:14:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KrebsOnSecurity",
    "slug": "krebsonsecurity",
    "url": "https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/data-broker-radaris-loses-domains-in-privacy-fight/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Radaris, a data broker known for ignoring requests to remove personal information, recently lost several domains in a lawsuit over New Jersey privacy law violations. The lawsuit, brought by Atlas Data Privacy Corp, resulted in the transfer of radaris.com and over a dozen other domains to plaintiffs. Radaris had been accused of violating Daniel's Law, which allows state law enforcement officials to have their information removed from commercial data brokers. The company's founders, Igor and Dmitry Lubarsky, who operate a variety of people-search services and Russian language dating sites, faced accusations of defamation when their reporting was questioned. Despite these challenges, Radaris used a tactic of delaying court appearances and creating multiple shell companies in various countries to avoid responsibility. The judge, recognizing this pattern, ordered the domain Verisign to transfer radaris.com to the plaintiffs.",
  "summary": "The consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its vast empire of people-search services online. That reputation caught up with the company recently in a lawsuit alleging Radaris violated a New Jersey privacy law that provides for hefty fines against data brokers that publish personal information on state law enforcement…",
  "key_points": [
    "Radaris loses radaris.com and 12+ domains in New Jersey privacy lawsuit.",
    "Company founders Igor and Dmitry Lubarsky accused of defamation.",
    "Judge orders Verisign to transfer radaris.com to plaintiffs."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}