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One of the most dangerous aspects of the dark web is that it provides like-minded threat actors a haven to gather, discuss, develop, and sell access to technology companies, which are often the first link in a supply chain attack. Alternatively, it's an environment where those looking to enter the world of cybercrime and initiate a third-party attack can buy the tools necessary to begin their operation. Trustwave SpiderLabs report Technology Industry Deep Dive.

Having email on the dark web is disturbing and more indicative of the fact that you are a target for cybercriminals. If your email address has been found in leaks stemming from a major data breach or somewhere due to unkept security, it makes you more vulnerable to identity theft, financial fraud, or personal extortion. But exactly what happens if your email is on the dark web?

Trustwave SpiderLabs’ just released Deep Dive: How Threat Actors Turn Vulnerabilities into Big Business offers an amazing look at how threat actors use information from hospitality victims to conduct a myriad of fraudulent activities.

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world and list ways to explore these trends. This week, we focus on how businesses can turn dark web alerts into their first line of defense against emerging cyberthreats. After hearing about a burglary in your neighborhood, you might install a security camera. You double-check your house locks when you hear about thefts nearby.

The summer travel season is almost here, and travelers worldwide are in the process of booking their holidays, thus placing some of their most vital personal and financial information into the hands of the hospitality industry. A fact not lost to threat actors who thrive on gaining access and stealing this data.

Effective ‘dark web monitoring’ is essential for modern businesses. This intelligence practice goes beyond traditional dark web forums, actively scanning the deep web, open web, and social media platforms. It uncovers threats and risks wherever cyber criminals operate – from hidden marketplaces to public social channels – providing crucial visibility into your external threat landscape.

The internet can be divided into three primary layers, each with its specific traits and ranges of accessibility as Surface, Deep and Dark web.Each layer serves a purpose in the structure of the internet; the former is easily accessible to users; the intermediate phase houses a large amount of Information and the latter is a space for both illegal and legitimate anonymous activities. When Privacy Information is leaked such as medical records, it completely ruins someone's reputation and personal life.

In the current digital world, our financial and personal data is more susceptible than ever. Cybercriminals are always searching for methods to use stolen data, and the dark web is one of the riskiest locations they visit. The dark web is a covert area of the internet where illegal operations, such the purchase and sale of credentials and private data that have been stolen, occur.