There are ways to watch for data dumps on the dark web that affect you, even though Google is shuttering its own service.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The Nucleus Marketplace was a reasonably successful criminal ...

Google has quietly ended the built-in Dark Web Report feature that once alerted users when their personal information showed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. The internet can be thought of as a vast iceberg, with the ...

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 ...

Google has revealed that its “dark web report” feature will be discontinued starting February 16, 2026. Launched initia lly about a year and a half ago, this tool aimed to help users monitor their ...

A ransomware group may have leaked personal data for hundreds of thousands of people onto the dark web last week after the group stole data from the city of Columbus in July. But this dark web isn't a ...

The dark web often feels like a mystery, hidden beneath the surface of the internet that most people use every day. But to understand how scams and cybercrimes actually work, you need to know what ...

I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps, and ad-blocking software. I also report on online scams and offer advice to families and individuals ...

Another spam tsunami hit my inbox, so I went sleuthing. Here's how I traced the breach—and you can too. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps, ...

The so-called surface web is accessible to all of us and is less interesting. No wonder you came here asking how to get on the dark web. We know what you’re thinking, or some of you. Use Tor to visit ...