The dark web is a hidden part of the internet built on anonymity and encryption, carrying both rare legitimate uses and ...

If you've paid any attention to online marketplaces for illegal goods like the now-defunct Silk Road or the FBI's investigations into criminal in cyberspace, chances are you've heard the term "dark ...

The dark web often feels like a mystery, hidden beneath the surface of the internet that most people use every day. But to understand how scams and cybercrimes actually work, you need to know what ...

Dark web basics: Learn how the dark web really works, from Tor anonymity to cyber threats. Essential cybersecurity learning for staying safe online. Pixabay, Boskampi The dark web has shifted from a ...

You see a green ombre screen, a graphic of a cut onion and a header that reads "Welcome to Tor Browser, you are now free to browse the internet anonymously." You're ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. When Google sends you an email that states, “Your personal ...

Use a VPN for dark web to access it safely and privately. Here's the best VPN for dark web users, with 5 paid and 2 free ...

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 a day. And it gets ...

In 2026, AI will continue to be a major corporate initiative. But, according to the new Top IT Insights for 2026 report from Unisys, most companies aren’t planning huge, transformational AI ...

I never considered the dark web a real threat until one of my favorite services alerted me to a data breach. That wake-up call pushed me to dig deeper, and I tried a dark web monitoring service. Dark ...

Shannon McCoole ran one of the world’s largest dark web child abuse forums for around three years in the early 2010s. The forum provided a secure online space in which those interested in abusing ...

The internet you know—the one you're surfing to read this article—is just the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface lies the dark web: a hidden layer of the internet that's invisible to most users, ...