• Google’s dark web report scans for personal data exposed in data breaches.
  • It’s available to Google One subscribers and works in the browser.
  • You can add multiple types of personal information to monitor.
  • Ongoing alerts can notify you if your data shows up in future data leaks.

Your personal information might be available on the dark web without you even knowing it. When companies experience data breaches, the exposed data often ends up in this part of the internet where it can be sold or traded. This includes email addresses, phone numbers, passwords, and even home addresses.

Google now offers a way to check if any of your data has appeared in these breaches through its dark web report, a feature built into Google One. It scans known sources on the dark web and alerts you to any matches.

Make Sure You Have Google One

Step 1: Go to https://one.google.com.

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Step 3: Choose a plan.

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Step 4: Complete payment and sign in.

Open the Dark Web Report Page

Step 1: Go to https://myactivity.google.com/dark-web-report/setup-profile?pli=1.

Step 2: Sign in with your Google account.

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It will take you to the dark web monitoring dashboard.

Review the Information That Was Scanned

Step 1: Click ‘Select all’ then ‘Allow.’

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Step 2: Select other data to include, such as phone number, name, other email addresses, or your mailing address.

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Step 3: Confirm and start the scan.

Click ‘Done’ after you select your information. Google will begin checking sources on the dark web. Once you complete this, it should take you to the report dashboard.

Note: The scan usually takes less than a minute. Stay on the page while it’s completed.

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Step 4: View your report.

Once the scan finishes, click ‘View all results.’ If the system finds any of your personal data, you’ll see a list of data breach entries. Each entry should include:

  • The site or service affected
  • The date of the breach
  • The type of data the breach leaked
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Step 5: Expand entries for more detail.

You can click each entry to see which of your email addresses, passwords, or accounts the dark web has exposed.

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Step 6: Take action if your data was exposed.

Google will sometimes offer recommended actions to protect your data. These usually include:

  • Changing passwords immediately
  • Enabling two-factor authentication (2FA)
  • Keeping an eye on financial accounts
  • Freezing your cards
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Edit Monitoring Profile

Step 1: Scroll to ‘Edit monitoring profile.’

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Step 2: Edit any information that is incorrect.

Remember to change the information on the dark web dashboard when you update addresses, emails or passwords.

How Data Breaches Happen

Data breaches typically occur when hackers exploit security flaws in websites, apps, or networks. These attacks can involve phishing, malware, or direct hacking of poorly protected databases. Once inside, attackers steal sensitive information, often selling it on the dark web or using it for identity theft. Even large, well-known companies can fall victim.

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  • When you report an account to Snapchat, moderators review it. If your claims stand, the account may be suspended, and the associated email ID could be banned from creating new accounts.
  • Snapchat bans accounts based on the severity of the issue, and the number of reports needed can vary. Some accounts may be banned after multiple reports, while others may be banned after one.
  • Reporting someone is a privacy feature, and Snapchat will never reveal the person’s name to affected accounts.

How to Report Someone on Snapchat

The Snapchat app offers an identical interface on the iPhone and Android. We took screenshots using the Snapchat app for iPhone. You can follow the same steps if you have an Android.

Step 1: Open Snapchat on your iPhone or Android.

Step 2: Hit the search bar at the top and search for an account you want to report.

Step 3: Select an account to open the info menu.

Step 4: Tap the three-dot menu at the top right corner.

Step 5: If the person isn’t on your friends’ list, you will see Block and Report options. If you have added the account to your friends’ list, tap Manage Friendship from the same menu.

Step 6: Select Report . You have two reasons for reporting someone on Snapchat.

  • They are posting inappropriate content
  • They send you spammy or suspicious Snaps

Step 7: Select a relevant option. For this article, we’ve selected the Inappropriate content option as an example.

Step 8: Sel ect a reason from the subsequent menu and provide more information about why you’re reporting the account.

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Step 9: Hit Submit to send your report to Snapchat.

Note that you can’t attach a picture with your report. As such, be specific about the account behavior to get it banned on the platform.

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