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 ...

A serious data breach is scary at any time — but especially at a key milestone moment. You can fix this, but you need to act ...

Here's an extensive darknet tutorial, where we explain how to access dark web safely. Learn how to enter the dark web ...

Question: What's the dark web, and should I be worried about it? Answer: The term "dark web" can pop up in news stories, especially when there's a big data breach. As ominous as it sounds, it’s ...

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 ...

Checkmarx data surfaced after March 23, 2026 supply chain attack, prompting repository lockdown and investigation, raising ...

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 ...

The use of the dark web and encrypted messaging platforms is emerging as a major channel for the supply of synthetic drugs.

Q: What is the dark web, and should I be worried about it? A: The term ‘dark web’ can pop up in news stories, especially when there’s a big data breach. As ominous, as it sounds, it’s helpful to have ...

Security teams once treated the dark web as the primary external threat environment. It made sense for a while. Stolen ...

Polymarket dismissed a dark web hack claim, calling the records publicly available via its free APIs and on-chain data ...

Europol and U.S. agents just took down one of the longest-running dark net drug empires, and what they found was disturbing. A years-long investigation into one of the dark web’s most dangerous drug ...