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DARK WEB?

This article is about Darknet websites. The traditional web is not accessible to part of the Internet by search engines, see Deep Web.

The Dark Web is World Wide Web content that exists on Darknets, overlay networks that use the Internet but require specific software, configuration, or authorization to access. [1] [2] The dark web makes up a small part of the deep web, part of the web is not indexed by web search engines, although sometimes the term deep web is mistakenly referred to specifically the dark web. Is used for. [3]

Darknets that build the Dark Web include small, friend-to-friend peer-to-peer networks, as well as large, popular networks such as Tor, Freon, I2P, and Rifle operated by the public, organizations and individuals. Users of the Dark Web refer to the regular web as clarinet due to its unencrypted nature. [4] Tor Dark Web or Onionland [5] uses the traffic anonymization technique of onion routing under the top-level domain suffix of a network.

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Glossary

The dark web has often been indexed (not searchable) by search engines with parts of the deep web, the web. The dark web makes up a small part of the deep web but requires custom software. This confusion is at least until 2009. [4] Since then, two terms have often been accepted, particularly in reporting on the Silk Road, [7] despite recommendations that they should be a distinguished

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Darknet websites are only accessible through networks such as Tor ("The Onion Routing" project) and I2P ("Invisible Project"). [4] Tor browsers and tor-access sites are widely used among Darknet users and can be identified by the domain ".onion". [10] While Tor focuses on providing anonymous access to the Internet, I2P specializes in allowing anonymous hosting of websites. [11] The identities and locations of Darknet users remain anonymous and cannot be tracked due to the layered encryption system. Darknet encryption technology routes users 'data through a large number of intermediate servers, which protects users' identities and guarantees anonymity. The transmitted information can only be decrypted by a later node in the scheme, which leads to the exit node. Complex systems make it nearly impossible to reproduce node paths and decrypt information layer by layer. [12] Due to the high level of encryption, websites are not able to track the geolocation and IP of their users, and users are not able to get this information about the host. Thus, communication between Darknet users is highly encrypted allowing users to talk, blog and share confidentially. [13]

Darknets are also used for illegal activities such as trafficking, forums and media exchanges, and pedophiles and terrorists. [16] At the same time, traditional websites have made alternative access to the Tor browser in attempts to connect with their users. For example, ProPublica launched a new version of its website, which is available exclusively to Tor users.

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A December 2014 study by Gareth Owen of the University of Portsmouth found that the most hosted content on Tor was child pornography, followed by the black market, while individual sites with the highest traffic were devoted to botnet operations (see attached metric ). [19] Many whistleblowing sites maintain an appearance [20] as well as political discussion forums. [21] Sites involving bitcoin, fraud-related services and mail order services are the most prevalent. [19]

In July 2017, Roger Dingledine, one of the three founders of the Tor project, stated that Facebook is the biggest hidden service. The tow network in the Dark Web comprises only 3% of traffic. [22]

A February 2016 study by King's College London researchers gives the following breakdown of content by an alternative category set, exposing the illegal use of .onion services.

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Botnets

Creating a large amount of bot-related traffic, botnets are often structured with their command-and-control servers based on censorship-resistant hidden service.

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Bitcoin services

Bitcoin services such as Tumblr are often available on Tor, and some - such as Grams - offer Darknet market integration. [25] A research study conducted with Jean-Loup Richet, a research fellow at ESSEC, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime highlighted new trends in the use of bitcoin tumblers for money laundering purposes. With bitcoin, people can hide their identity as well as their intentions. [24] A common approach was to use a digital currency exchanger service that converted bitcoins into online game currency (such as gold coins in World of Warcraft), which would later be converted into money.

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Darknet market

Main article: Darknet Market

Commercial darknet markets, which deal with illicit drugs [28] and other goods have generated significant media coverage.

, Which began with the popularity of Silk Road and Diabolus Market [29] and was subsequently seized by legal authorities. [30] Other markets sell software exploits [31] and weapons. [32] Investigation of price differentials in the Dark Web markets An attempt has been made to study the quality of goods received on the Dark Web, along with the price difference in real life or on the World Wide Web. One such study was done on Evolution, one of the most popular crypto-markets active from January 2013 to March 2015. [33] Although it received digital information, such as concealment methods and shipping countries, "seems accurate", the study highlighted issues with the quality of illicit drugs sold in Evolution, stating that, "... The purity of illicit drugs is found to be different. From the information on their respective lists. "[33] Little is known about consumer motivations for accessing these markets and the factors associated with their use.

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Hacking groups and services

Many hackers sell their services individually or as part of groups. [35] Such groups include XDedic, Hack Forum, Trojanforge, Majafka, Dark0D and TheRealDad Darknet Market. [36] Some have been known to track and remove apparent pedophiles. [3 track] Cyber crime and hacking services for financial institutions and banks have also been introduced on the dark web. [3 hack] Attempts to monitor this activity have been made through various government and private organizations, and an investigation of the equipment used can be found in the Procedia Computer Science Journal. [39] The use of Internet-scale DNS Distributed Reflection Denial of Service (DRDoS) attacks through leveraging the Dark Web has also been used. There are also many scams. Onion sites also exist, which provide tools for downloads infected by Trojan horses or backdoor.

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Financing

President and founder of Scott Duvecke Zebrix Consulting say Russian cryptocurrencies such as WebMoney and Perfect Money are behind the illegal actions of the majority. [24] In April 2015, FundPoint received 5 million to invest to help its customers gather intelligence from Deep and Dark Web.

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Fraud services

There are several carding forums, PayPal and bitcoin trading websites as well as fraud and forgery services. [42] Many such sites are scamming themselves.

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Hoaxes and Unverified Content

Main article: Hoax

There are reports of murderers and hitmen crowding for hire, [32] [4] however, these are considered particularly scams. [65] Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht was arrested for his site by Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) and hired a hitman for allegedly killing six people, although charges were later dropped. [4]

There is an urban legend that one can perform live murder on the Dark Web. The term "Red Room" is coined based on Japanese animation and an urban legend of the same name. However, the evidence points to all alleged instances, which is false. [४ toward]

On 25 June 2015, the UT game Sad Devil was reviewed by Youtubers Obscure Horror Corner, which he claimed was via the Dark Web. Various discrepancies in the channel's reporting cast doubt on the reported version of events. [४ in] There are many websites that analyze and monitor the deep web and dark web for threat intelligence. [९ ९]

Phishing and Scams

Phishing through cloned websites and other scam sites are numerous, [50] with darknet markets often advertised with fake URLs. [51]

The puzzle

Puzzles such as Cicada 3301 and Successor sometimes provide clues more anonymously for using hidden services, often sparking speculation as to the identity of their creators. [52]

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Illegal pornography

There is regular law enforcement action against sites that distribute child pornography [53] - the site is often compromised by malicious distribution by users. [58] The sites use guides, forums, and complex systems of community regulation. [55] Other content includes sexual harassment and animal killing [56] and revenge porn. [5 tort]

Terror

ISIL (ISIS) is claiming to have used at least some genuine and fake websites, including a fake one seized in Operation Onymous. [5] With the advancement of technology, it has allowed cyber-terrorists to thrive by attacking technology's weaknesses. [59] In the wake of the Paris attacks of November 2015, an actual such site was hacked by GhostSec, an Anonymous-affiliated hacker group, and replaced with an advertisement for Prozac. [60] The Raw Shucks Islamic Group was once found working on the Dark Web. [61]

social media

Within the Dark Web, emerging social media platforms exist similar to those on the World Wide Web. [62] Facebook and other traditional social media platforms have started creating dark-web versions of their websites to overcome problems associated with traditional platforms and to continue their service in all areas of the World Wide Web. [15] Bands with banned content such as the Christian Church have used the deep web.

Journalism

Many individual journalists, alternative news organizations, educators and researchers are influential in the writing and speaking of Darknet and its use are evident to the general public. [73]

Traditional media and news channels such as ABC News have also shown articles examining Darknet

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