We’ve all heard of the dark web, although few of us really know much about it. News reports tell us it’s where criminals buy and sell stolen personal information, such as credit card numbers, bank ...

The author writes, “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 ...

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 ...

Google is making its dark web monitoring service free for anyone with a Google account, giving users an easy way to learn if their personal info has been found in data breaches, the company recently ...

Google is shutting down its dark web monitoring service for personal information like your name, email address, and phone number. Monitoring will stop on January 15, 2026, and the reports and related ...

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 ...

One of the most intuitive ways to search the dark web if it has your data is with Google's Results About You, and this will soon be available for all users, even with a free account. This tool was ...

In a nutshell: Online privacy is becoming increasingly important with each passing year, and a reliable, no-log VPN service can go a long way in offering some much-needed peace of mind. Data breaches ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Lisa Stiffler on Jul 19, 2021 at ...

Communications workflow company Mynewsdesk is acquiring French startup Mention for an undisclosed sum. Norwegian business media group NHST currently owns Mynewsdesk. Mention lets you monitor keywords ...

Keeping track of your leaked data online is a thankless task, which is why services that monitor the dark web for your info have sprung up. Some are free, like the venerable site Have I Been Pwned, ...