Google dropped dark web monitoring: Should you care?

Google has officially discontinued its Dark Web Report feature, a free tool that once scanned known dark web breach dumps for personal information tied to a user's Google account. The service delivered notifications when email addresses and other identifiers appeared in leaked datasets.

According to Google's support page, the system ceased scanning for new dark web data on January 15, 2026, and the reporting function was removed entirely on February 16, 2026, meaning users can no longer access the feature.