Consumer Threat Intelligence Service

A method comprising:

• monitoring at least one of the Surface Web, Deep Web, or Dark Web;
• determining whether a cyber-attack is occurring;
• determining a criteria being used to determine targets of the cyber-attack;
• comparing the criteria used to determine the targets of the cyber-attack with a consumer profile associated with a consumer;
• and
• if the criteria used to determine targets of the cyber-attack matches the consumer profile, proactively notify the consumer of an upcoming potential cyber-attack against the consumer.

A cyber-security system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
• monitor at least one of the Surface Web, Deep Web, or Dark Web;
• determine whether a cyber-attack is occurring;
• determine a criteria being used to determine targets of the cyber-attack;
• compare the criteria used to determine the targets of the cyber-attack with a consumer profile associated with a consumer;
• if the criteria used to determine targets of the cyber-attack matches the consumer profile, proactively notify the consumer of an upcoming potential cyber-attack against the consumer;
• and
• recommend closing consumer accounts based on the criteria used to determine the targets of the cyber-attack.