The “Dark Web” has been around for 20+ years. It started in the year 2000 with the release of Freenet. Since its beginning, the dark web has transformed, with applications that are both good and bad for users.

For example, whistleblowers use the platform for good, but there have also been illegal marketplaces on the platform, such as the nefarious Silk Road.

Distributed spam distraction (DSD) attacks are on the rise, as cybercriminals are banking on the busyness of the holidays to conduct cyberattacks in plain sight. These attacks aim to bury legitimate email alerts such as password change emails and the like.

A lot of people get a handful of spam in their email inboxes every day. While spam can be a nuisance, it only takes a few minutes to delete or block spam. But if you receive tens of thousands of spam all at the same time, a huge chunk of your time and energy will be wasted on dealing with them — and they might actually be hiding telltale signs that you're being attacked by cybercriminals.