Petco confirms major data breach involving customer data

Petco disclosed a data breach exposing customer Social Security numbers, financial account details, and driver's license ...
9to5Google

Google is shutting down its ‘Dark web report’ tool after just over a year

Google has just sent out an email to active users of its “Dark Web Report” tool to inform them that, as of February 16, 2026, the tool will be shut down. The feature was made available to all Google ...

Smart home hacking fears: What’s real and what’s hype

Smart home hacking fears overblown? Expert reveals real cybersecurity risks and simple protection tips to keep your connected ...

Google’s turning off its dark web monitoring service that scoured data breaches for your info

Google’s dark web reports gave users important info, but not enough “helpful next steps.” ...
PCMag

Google To Retire ‘Dark Web Report’ Tool That Scanned for Leaked User Data

The company is indicating the free 'dark web report' system wasn't that helpful. But Google is also hinting it's working on ...

Google is shutting down dark web reports in January because they weren’t helpful

The dark web reports launched in March 2023 as a perk for Google One subscribers. The reports were expanded to general access ...