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It’s often been said that the coronavirus is not only a pandemic, but also an infodemic as well. From claims that the virus was deliberately manufactured by the CIA to folklore cures […]

As the leading dark web data provider, here at Webz.io we wanted to make sure you understand the different options available for monitoring and exploring the dark web. In light of this, […]

Last month at the end of March, Sina Weibo publicly announced that it had suffered a data breach. As one of the largest Chinese social media platforms with more than 600 million […]

Soon after sharing our free datasets for analyzing the coronavirus (COVID-19) with the public, we were excited to discover an organization that was leveraging our datasets to fuel their data analysis. MeaningCloud, […]

Web archives are an important resource for both academic and commercial research. Getting access to historical web data is crucial for political events analysis, fake news detection, financial trends correlation and training […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A few years ago the concept of alternative web data hit the qualitative hedge fund market, causing a huge stir. Today the concept of alternative web data has infiltrated all types of […]

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? […]