If information were money, we wouldn’t leave it lying around for just anyone to take. We’d put it in the bank, or, at the very least, lock it up and put a password on it. In reality, the right kind of information is money to hackers around the world, who sell personal and proprietary data on the dark web (the Internet black market). This practice has evolved from selling stolen hardware, such as cell phones and laptops, because the business of selling private information has become much more lucrative than selling the devices that house it.