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Dark Web Monitor

  • Get alerts about accounts in danger
  • Enjoy continuous protection once switched on
  • Stay safe without interruptions — runs in the background

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What is Dark Web Monitor?

NordVPN’s Dark Web Monitoring is a cybersecurity feature designed to prevent others from exploiting account information leaked to the dangerous dark web. It continuously scans dark web sites for your credentials, alerting you to each discovery so that you can take steps to protect the vulnerable account.

How Dark Web Monitor works

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How to turn on Dark Web Monitor

01

Open the NordVPN app

Launch the NordVPN app on your device and log in with your credentials.

02

Go to “Tools”

Tap the cogwheel icon to open “Settings” and select “Tools.”

03

Enable “Dark Web Monitor”

Switch the “Dark Web Monitor” toggle to start 24/7 protection. That’s it!

What is the dark web?

The dark web is a secret, heavily encrypted part of the internet that attracts those who prize anonymity above all else, including criminals and hackers. Dark web pages are cut off from search engines like Google and Bing, meaning that most people aren’t even aware of their existence.

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The surface web

The part of the internet that is open to everyone and indexed by search engines. Many people believe that the surface web is the internet, when in reality it barely covers 10% of all existing web content.

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The deep web

Legitimate but walled-off parts of the internet that are not indexed by search engines, such as email accounts and online banking pages. The deep web is several hundred times the size of the surface web.

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The dark web

Encrypted anonymous websites within the deep web that can only be accessed using special tools, such as Tor (The Onion Router). The dark web has marketplaces for drugs, illicit services, and personal information.

Is your information on the dark web?

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Here’s the hard truth — there’s a good chance that at least some of your personal information is already on dark web sites. Data breaches happen every year, some leaking hundreds of millions of user profiles. This includes information from social media, online banking, shopping sites, government institutions, healthcare clinics, and even internet forums.

Even snippets of sensitive data from large-scale breaches are valuable to criminals. Still, hackers often go a step further and compile all the personal information they can find into sets (known as “fullz”). These sets are especially dangerous since they may include names, addresses, bank accounts, phone numbers, social security numbers, and potentially even credit card numbers.

What are the risks?

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Private individuals

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    Identity theft — to commit crimes or phishing attacks in your name

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    Phishing scams using stolen information to gain your trust

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    Account lock-out — hackers break in with your password and change it

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    Credential stuffing (breaking into other accounts with the same password)

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Business

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    Regulatory fines for inadequate data protection measures

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    Lost brand reputation — data breaches bring unwelcome publicity

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    Litigation from customers for any breach damage

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    Loss of business due to downtime and post-breach auditing

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