How Dark Web Criminals are Taking Advantage of the COVID-19 Crisis

How Dark Web Criminals are Taking Advantage of the COVID-19 Crisis

Dark web criminals love a crisis. They use it to exploit fear and panic to their advantage. And what better environment for them to thrive than the current coronavirus panic? So it’s…

Use these 3 Free Datasets to Analyze the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak

Use these 3 Free Datasets to Analyze the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak

Perhaps the most powerful tool that health care officials, government advisors, epidemiologists and other researchers have in their arsenal to fight any disease are datasets. These datasets can be used to predict…

The Rise and Fall of Dark Web Marketplaces

The Rise and Fall of Dark Web Marketplaces

Last year was a particularly tumultuous year for dark web marketplaces, with the successful shutdown of major dark web marketplaces Valhall and Wall Street Market. Dream Market, perhaps sensing law enforcement on their…

Beating the Market with Alternative Web Data

Beating the Market with Alternative Web Data

Learn how web data from news articles, blogs, discussions and forums is an important alternative data resource.

How Blockchain is Abused for Account Management and Payment Verification

How Blockchain is Abused for Account Management and Payment Verification

For the sake of this article, let’s say you are a drug lord or an illegal weapon dealer and you want to sell your merchandise – how would you go about it?…

A Look Back at 2019: A Review of Webz.io’s Cyber Predictions from Last Year

A Look Back at 2019: A Review of Webz.io’s Cyber Predictions from Last Year

As we start the year 2020, we approach the new year with cautious optimism. Cyber threats are now mainstream and present in almost every industry. With IoT devices and wearable technology present…

How Can Knowledge About Competitors Help?

How Can Knowledge About Competitors Help?

Stay on top of the competition with continuous monitoring of online discussions data feeds and social media discussions data.

How is the Open Web API Different From the Google Search API?

How is the Open Web API Different From the Google Search API?

An open web API delivers data from the open or clearnet. It can include data from news sources, blogs, discussions, and reviews.

Crawling the TOR network – Challenge Accepted!

Crawling the TOR network – Challenge Accepted!

The following short story portrays the surprising technological and logical challenges we faced while developing our dark web monitoring technology. Back in 2017 when I initially had the idea of adding content…

Why is it Important to Get Information About Competitors?

Why is it Important to Get Information About Competitors?

In a fast-paced online world, it’s critical for brands to get the information they need about the competition with an online reviews API.