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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I didn't always take online security seriously. I made basic mistakes, like using the same password for all my accounts, logging onto public WiFI networks without a VPN and giving out my email and ...

“Hidden” from search engines and only accessible via specialized software, the dark Web isn’t always used for malicious purposes, but it can be. Organizations and individuals face a variety of risks ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. There is a long and ongoing debate within the info security ...