β Canary tokens
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What are Canarytokens
Canarytokens are like motion sensors for your networks, computers and clouds. You can put them in folders, on network devices and on your phones.
Place them where nobody should be poking around and get a clear alarm if they are accessed. They are designed to look juicy to attackers to increase the likelihood that they are opened (and they are completely free).
They are like honeypots.
They are like a digital version of Air Tags:
Our Canarytokens are easy to sprinkle all over and forget about, until you get the notification that matters. They are super lightweight and don’t require installing software or running more background processes that can slow down your PC.
I especially like the idea of the Credit Card Token.
We give you unique Credit Card details
You place it somewhere.
We send you an alert when that Credit Card is used.
Ideas for using the Credit Card token:
You can use any name or address in association with the card number and CVV
Stick this in a database that stores payment information and get alerted if it is ever breached.
Put it in a document with other personal information regarding e.g., travel preferences in case someone snoops around your computer
There are various other canary tokens that are super useful.
It’s like adding tripping wires all over the place.