darkweb monitoring services notes

notes.md

• providing sensitive details to such places makes them juicier targets

  • why should you trust that such places can protect your information?

• once the data is "on the darkweb" it is likely that it cannot be removed

  • assuming the data is there or will be eventually seems sensible

https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/18rdnds/dark_web_monitoring_opinions/

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• suppose one learns that details are on the darkweb, what should one do (or be doing already) anyway?

  • Different and appropriate passwords on all important sites

  • Using multi-factor authentication for important sites

  • Enabling a credit freeze with all three bureaus (Experian, Equifax, TransUnion)

  • Recurring checking of credit report for anomalous inquiries

    • https://www.usa.gov/credit-reports
    • https://money.usnews.com/credit-cards/articles/how-to-read-a-credit-report

  • Recurring checking credit/bank account statements for charges you don't recognize