Tag: dark web
Over 30% North Americans use dark web regularly
Regardless of its predominantly negative connotations, an increasing number of people have started using the dark web to keep their online activity hidden. According to PreciseSecurity.com research, North America is the most active region globally in this part of the internet. More than 30 percent of North Americans have used the deep web regularly during 2019.…
Password hacking: how to secure your accounts
Image: fbi.gov In late 2017, the security monitoring team at 4iQ made a stunning discovery while investigating the Dark Web. Somebody (or a group of people) had uploaded a vast database of 1.4 billion User IDs and passwords. Every record was presented unencrypted, in clear text format. So anyone with access…
Careful how you blog, the US Government might be analysing you
As if it's not bad enough that your bosses could find out about your anonymous blogging, the US Government could soon be using automated robots to track down what you write and attribute it to you. Researchers at the University…