A cybercriminal going by the alias 'ByteBreaker' has claimed that they've scraped 1.2 billion records from a social media giant's platform and is now selling the data on the dark web.

The advent of web scraping tools has revolutionized the gathering of trustworthy information, ensuring rapid and high-quality data collection.

What Is Web Scraping? Web scraping involves using a computer program, script or bot to impersonate a human user, download web pages and parse through the contents to look for specific information.

As industries continue to rely on data-driven strategies, ethical and responsible web scraping will play a critical role in ensuring businesses stay competitive.