Having your personal data stolen is an ongoing risk for anyone using the internet in any form. Email, social media, banking, healthcare, streaming, and any app or service that requires a login are at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Don’t get me wrong, the so-called dark web does a lot of good ...

In popular culture, content providers portray the Dark Web as a sinister, unorganized Internet forum run by shadowy figures in hoodies. By all accounts, it is a hub of illegal activity. Reports show ...

If you've received a data breach notice from a company, you're definitely not alone. According to a survey from US News, nearly half (44%) of respondents reported being notified multiple times about ...

Dark web basics: Learn how the dark web really works, from Tor anonymity to cyber threats. Essential cybersecurity learning for staying safe online. Pixabay, Boskampi The dark web has shifted from a ...

Google dark web monitoring reports will stop functioning in early 2026. Before, this feature will immediately notify you if your email address or phone number is shared on the dark web. This became ...

Google is discontinuing its "dark web report" security tool, stating that it wants to focus on other tools it believes are more helpful. Google's dark web report tool is a security feature that ...

The dark web—a hidden corner of the internet accessed through privacy-preserving tools like the Tor browser—operates beyond the reach of traditional search engines and public platforms. Unlike the ...

If a travel deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. Trustwave on July 21 detailed a type of threat actor it calls "Dark Web travel agents." These are threat actors that use stolen credit cards ...

Google is ending its dark web report, with scans stopping Jan. 15, 2026. Google says it is shifting to tools with clearer, actionable guidance. Other dark web monitoring tools and scanners are still ...

Google’s Dark Web Report goes dark forever next year. The company has announced that it will be shutting down its Dark Web Report, noting that it didn’t do enough to provide actionable next steps to ...

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