The Dark Web is the internet content that is not indexed by search engines such as Google and it can be accessed by special web browsers like Tor, Freenet, I2P and Rifle among others. The dark Web or Darknet is know for also providing anonymous access to the internet and it can be used for a wide range of illegal activity online.
You can find a plethora of services that include solicitation and selling of hacker services, financial information, personal information and other types of sensitive content belonging to individuals and companies available on Darknet markets and hacking groups and services.
According to Consumer Affairs announcement with a data report from Symantec, cyber attacks are becoming more diversified:
- Supply chain attacks are up 78%
- Malicious PowerShell scripts have increased by 1,000%
- Microsoft Office files make up 48% of malicious email attachments
Form jacking has increased by 117% allowing cybercriminals to take millions of dollars by stealing credit card information from online payment forms. Once your data is stolen, Dark Web monitoring solutions can search for your company’s usernames and passwords.
These illegal activities can rack up millions of dollars at the cost of your business stolen data and puts your customers, team members and third parties information at a very high risk of continuous exposure for fraud and reselling in Darknet marketplaces.
At True IT Pros we have the tools to scan and monitor your company’s domain on the dark web in real-time to protect you from having your sensitive data breached, distributed and posted for sale on the Dark Web, including accounts or passwords and any other stolen credentials or compromising information and alert you about it.
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