Dark web offers passwords, personal data for sale; how can you protect yourself?

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Dark web offers passwords, personal data for sale; how can you protect yourself?
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The dark web has your personal information, including email, banking information, and passwords, readily available for sale.

"All your data is for sale on the dark web, not just your email address and your password," said Chris Rouland, CEO of Phosphorus Cybersecurity.

You may never know if your information was obtained on the dark web, but identity theft victim Dovie Villalobos believes hers could have been. "It is very possible you could have your card in your wallet and never even know that the PIN or the swipe has been compromised, and they're already out there using it, the technology has advanced that high," he said.

"You should be checking all of these regularly to make sure that there's no fraudulent activity. All it takes is one to get compromised and it could it could snowball into something much larger," Kane said.

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