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Date : Tue Sep 24 2024 12:00:06

Being mentioned on the Dark Web makes a company far more likely to be face 
cyberattacks

Date:
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:50:54 +0000

Description:
Hackers are planning their attacks on dark web forums, so you don't want to 
be mentioned there.

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Just being mentioned on the dark web makes a company far more likely to 
suffer a cyberattack , new research has claimed. 

A report from Searchlight Cyber and the Marsh McLennan Cyber Risk 
Intelligence Center looked to see if the presence of data relating to an 
organization on the dark web increases risk of cyberattacks. 

The dark web is the part of the internet that cannot be accessed via a 
browser in a usual manner, and is generally used by cybercriminals to share 
resources, sell goods and services, and communicate. Combined sources for 
more risk 

Analyzing Searchlights dark web dataset against a sample of 9,000+ 
organizations with an overall breach rate of 3.7% between 2020 and 2023, the 
report found a significant correlation - if a dark web mention contains 
compromised users, there is 2.56 times higher chance of that company being 
struck by a cyberattack. 

The mention of an organization or data related to an organization on a dark 
web market increases the likelihood of a cyberattack 2.41 times. Also, the 
mention of an organization or data related to an organization on plain-text 
repositories increases the chance 1.88 times. 

To make matters worse, combining multiple sources provides an even stronger 
indication of increased risks. 

If security teams can identify their exposure on the dark web they have a 
huge opportunity to proactively act, adjust their defenses, and effectively 
stop attacks before they are launched by cybercriminals, commented Ben Jones, 
Co-Founder and CEO of Searchlight Cyber. More from TechRadar Pro What is the 
dark web? Here's a list of the best firewall software around today These are 
the best endpoint security tools right now



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/being-mentioned-on-the-dark-web-makes-a
-company-far-more-likely-to-be-face-cyberattacks


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