Google is shutting down its dark web monitoring this week. Here’s why it never helped much – and what actually protects your accounts and identity instead.

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, ...

Google dark web monitoring reports will stop functioning in early 2026. Before, this feature will immediately notify you if your email address or phone number is shared on the dark web. This became ...

This post is presented by Dashlane. On the web you don’t see, hackers constantly upload lists of passwords, usernames, Social Security and phone numbers, addresses and other personal information every ...

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