The world of cybercrime is becoming ever more sophisticated, and today, cyberattacks are more prevalent than ever.

Last year in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, supervisory special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Elvis Chan said, “Every American person should assume all of their data is out there.” By “out there,” Chan was referring to the dark web, where stolen data ranging from email addresses and passwords to credit card and social security numbers can be purchased for less than $1.

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