A place not known to many people, dark web is the hotbed for scammers, where dreadful cybercriminals would leak your secrets, sell your personal data for profits with no remorse. It is extremely difficult to identify the real identity of these cybercriminals in the real world. The notion that one’s home address, ID number, credit card number, passport number and even gaming accounts could be up for sale in dark web is terrifying. Hence, it is very important that we actively protect our identity.
Safeguard Your Identity
The TransUnion Dark Web Monitoring service are here to help you to take charge and to safeguard your identity. It carefully scans the dark web in real-time and looks back in time (retrospectively) to find any data breaches. If it spots anything concerning, it will alert you immediately. Also, it goes a step further by giving you expert advice on what to do next to minimize any possible damage.
How does Dark Web Monitoring protect you?
1
Setup
Input the information you want to monitor
No. of unread alerts
Auto-filled information
Toggle to turn on/off monitoring of the information
Name*Date of birth*HKID
* You will only receive alert when both Name and Date of Birth are found in the same record.
Other information that can be monitored:
3Email
3Phone
2Passport
3Bank account
3Credit card
3Username
3Gamertag
2
Alerts
If any of your information is found on the dark web, you will be alerted via SMS and email. You can also check the alerts on our mobile app.
Breach details will be listed in the “Alert Notification” on the mobile app.
3
Remediation
Follow the recommendation provided on the alert notification to minimise the negative impact which may be caused by the breach.
Consumer Survey on Identity Fraud and Protection (Sept. 2023)
High exposure to fraud
74%
of consumers have been targeted by online, email, phone, or text fraud.