Watermarks used to track data through Dark Web to Russia, Nigeria

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http://www.csoonline.com/article/2908500/data-protection/watermarks-used-to-track-data-through-dark-web-to-russia-nigeria.html

By Maria Korolov
CSO
April 10, 2015

How far does stolen data get before a breach is detected? That's the 
question Bitglass asked -- and answered -- in a recent experiment.

The Cambell, Calif.-based company went on the Dark Web and planted 
documents filled with mocked-up data realistic enough to pass as real 
until the point of actually using it to make financial transitions.

According to a report the company released this Tuesday, it took just 12 
days for the data to be looked at more than 1,000 times in 22 different 
countries. Russia and Nigeria headed up the list.

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