The darknet has become a digital marketplace where much of the stolen data we hear about ends up. There are many reasons for buying someone else’s data, including to commit ID theft, financial fraud, and even for some, the odd bit of blackmail. In this blog post, we will look at how our personal data ends up in the hands of the bad guys via the darknet.

The darknet holds a deep pool of stolen data, threat plots, and the tools of cybercrime. Do you know the most commonly-used terms and terminologies when it comes to the darknet? Test your knowledge in our darknet crossword puzzle!

The darknet holds a deep pool of stolen data, threat plots, and the tools of cybercrime. This forms a well of intelligence that we can apply to our own threat prevention needs. However, this most hidden part of the wider Internet needs the right tools to explore its murky depths. How does darknet intelligence help us fight cybercrime? How can we leverage the hidden depths of the darknet to gain actionable information?