Google sends Dark Web Report to its dead services graveyard

Infosec In Brief Google will soon end its “Dark Web Report”, an email service that alerts users when their personal information appears on the internet’s dark underbelly.

The Chocolate Factory started sending the report in 2023, but last week said it will end the service. Google has no issue with the service’s efficacy – it did a good job of flagging the exposure of user IDs, passwords, and other sensitive info in breach dumps and other data exposure attacks – but feels it didn’t provide the actionable advice it thinks users need.

"While the report offered general information, feedback showed that it didn't provide helpful next steps," the company said. "We're making this change to instead focus on tools that give you more clear, actionable steps to protect your information online."

What those tools may be is anyone's guess as Google only pointed users to existing ...