The Business of Hacking and Selling Data

Legal data brokers and cybercriminals operate on the same model: collect, package, and sell your data. Where should society draw the line?

I was halfway through an episode of Darknet Diaries when a thought hit me that I could not shake.

“If cybercriminals steal your personal data and sell it on the dark web, how different is that from what legal data brokers do every day?”

🕵️‍♂️ Both collect vast amounts of information about you.
📦 Both package it into a product.
💰 Both sell it to whoever w…