If you've paid any attention to online marketplaces for illegal goods like the now-defunct Silk Road or the FBI's investigations into criminal in cyberspace, chances are you've heard the term "dark ...

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 ...

The dark web gets a bad reputation, but I've learned to navigate it safely for legitimate research and privacy purposes—without breaking any laws. I always start my dark web journey with the right ...

The tech giant used to charge for access to its dark web report service. Now it's free with a Google account. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at Large / News Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in ...

From leaked credentials to ransomware plans, the dark web is full of early warning signs — if you know where and how to look. Here’s how security leaders can monitor these hidden spaces and act before ...

Data breaches have become a fact of our digital world. Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report recorded over 12,000 breaches in that year alone. That’s nearly three dozen a day. And it gets ...

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 officially discontinued its Dark Web Report feature, a free tool that once scanned known dark web breach dumps for personal information tied to a user's Google account. The service ...

Businesses of all sizes today are confronting a rising number of sophisticated cyber security threats, including ransomware, phishing, and other malicious activities. Compounding the danger, many bad ...

Cyberattackers continue to attack a variety of technology supply chains — from open source software components to managed service providers — and increasingly, they are advertising their windfalls on ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...