How to check if your data is on the Dark Web: You use many types of apps on your smartphone, which range from online shopping to grocery. These apps have all your information. In this way, companies collect your important information.
To misuse this information of the users, cyber criminals hack the servers of the companies and after obtaining the information of the people, they put it on the dark web.
What is dark web?
All those illegal activities happen in the dark web which cannot be done on the open web. In simple words, you should understand that all the illegal activities that happen through the internet are done through the dark web only. The dark web is mostly used by hackers, fraudsters or people doing illegal work.
How to find your data on the dark web?
To find your data on the dark web, you will have to take the help of Google Scan. Go to Google Scan to find out if your email ID and personal information are present here or not. In this, you will be able to know in a few minutes which of your data is present on the dark web.
- First sign up in Google One app and search Google One Dark Web Report
- After going here, you will have to go to One Google.com.
- After this you will get the Dark Web Report section.
- You have to go to the Dark Web Report section and click on Try Now.
- After doing this, click on Run Scan.
- After going here, whatever data is on the dark web will be revealed
- Along with this, by going to View All Results, all the information about the data leak will be in front of you.
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