Either because you have accessed a site infected by malwareyou have suffered a data breach or logged into an unsecured public Wi-Fi network, your data could be circulating on the deep web without you noticing. So you can check it.

sure most Have you heard about the deep web. Unlike the web that everyone uses on a daily basis for things like shopping or searching for information, the deep web it is part of the Internet that is not indexed by search engines. It can only be accessed with special web browsers such as Tor, I2P, and Riffle.

In short, the deep web houses a kind of Amazon for cybercriminalswith all kinds of illegal and malicious items for sale and for your consultation. These are some examples of what you can find there.

• Email and Website Hacking Services
• Personal payment data
• Methods to steal from an ATM
• Ransomware and malware infections
• Custom Hacking Services
• Personal data used for identity theft
• Stolen login credentials

Cyber ​​criminals can browse, sell or trade on this website in complete confidence and anonymity. Due to its layered encryption system, hackers they can communicate without revealing their location, IP address or identity.

How can you know if your data is circulating on the ‘Deep Web’?

A cybercriminal can hack into a company’s databases and take personal information, such as email account addresses, passwords and mobile numbers, although your data may end up in the deep web in other ways: using public WiFi or visiting an unsecured website.

‘Have I Been Pwned’ is a scanner of deep web that specializes in identifying information vulnerable to data breaches. When you enter your email or mobile number, the program will search sites known to have been breached to determine if your data was compromised.

Users can also subscribe to a watch list to receive notifications if their information falls victim to a data breach going forward.

To mention something quite interesting and that is that the home page of the site lists the largest and most recent violations detected, so if you find a family page where you have accounts, you should take action.

On the other hand, ‘Firefox Monitor’ is Mozilla’s own infringement detection service. Using your email, scan the deep web checks for known violations and notifies you if your information has been compromised.

If it is found to be yes, you will receive a notification containing information about where the breach originated and what type of data was accessed. As you can see, having your security at bay is not too complicated thanks to these and many other tools.