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== Content ==
A December 2014 study by Gareth Owen from the [[University of Portsmouth]] found that the most commonly requested type of content on Tor was [[child pornography]], followed by [[darknet market|black market]]s, while the individual sites with the highest traffic were dedicated to [[botnet]] operations.<ref name="reportthing">{{cite news|last1=Mark|first1=Ward|title=Tor's most visited hidden sites host child abuse images|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30637010|accessdate=28 May 2015|date=30 December 2014|work=BBC News}}</ref> Many [[whistleblowing]] sites maintain a presence<ref>{{cite web|title=Everything You Need to Know on Tor & the Deep Web|url=http://www.whoishostingthis.com/blog/2013/12/17/tor-deep-web/|website=whoishostingthis|accessdate=18 June 2015}}</ref> as well as political discussion forums.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cox|first1=Joseph|title=What Firewall? China’s Fledgling Deep Web Community|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/what-firewall-chinas-fledgling-deep-web-community|accessdate=19 June 2015|date=25 February 2015}}</ref> [[Phishing|Cloned websites]] and other [[Confidence trick|scam]] sites are numerous.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fox-Brewster|first1=Thomas|title=Many Sites That Fell In Epic Onymous Tor Takedown 'Were Scams Or Legit'|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2014/11/18/tor-takedown-misinformation/|accessdate=19 June 2015|date=18 November 2014|work=Forbes}}</ref> Many [[Hacker (computer security)|hackers]] sell their services there individually or as a part of groups.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Holden|first1=Alex|title=A new breed of lone wolf hackers are roaming the deep web - and their prey is getting bigger|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/new-breed-lone-wolf-hackers-are-roaming-deep-web-their-prey-getting-bigger-1483347|accessdate=19 June 2015|date=15 January 2015}}</ref> Sites associated with [[Bitcoin]], [[fraud]] related services and [[mail order]] services are some of the most prolific.<ref name="reportthing" />
A December 2014 study by Gareth Owen from the [[University of Portsmouth]] found that the most commonly requested type of content on Tor was [[child pornography]], followed by [[darknet market|black market]]s, while the individual sites with the highest traffic were dedicated to [[botnet]] operations.<ref name="reportthing">{{cite news|last1=Mark|first1=Ward|title=Tor's most visited hidden sites host child abuse images|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30637010|accessdate=28 May 2015|date=30 December 2014|work=BBC News}}</ref> Many [[whistleblowing]] sites maintain a presence<ref>{{cite web|title=Everything You Need to Know on Tor & the Deep Web|url=http://www.whoishostingthis.com/blog/2013/12/17/tor-deep-web/|website=whoishostingthis|accessdate=18 June 2015}}</ref> as well as political discussion forums.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cox|first1=Joseph|title=What Firewall? China’s Fledgling Deep Web Community|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/what-firewall-chinas-fledgling-deep-web-community|accessdate=19 June 2015|date=25 February 2015}}</ref> [[Phishing|Cloned websites]] and other [[Confidence trick|scam]] sites are numerous.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fox-Brewster|first1=Thomas|title=Many Sites That Fell In Epic Onymous Tor Takedown 'Were Scams Or Legit'|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2014/11/18/tor-takedown-misinformation/|accessdate=19 June 2015|date=18 November 2014|work=Forbes}}</ref> Sites associated with [[Bitcoin]], [[fraud]] related services and [[mail order]] services are some of the most prolific.<ref name="reportthing" />
=== Hacking ===
Many [[Hacker (computer security)|hackers]] sell their services there individually or as a part of groups.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Holden|first1=Alex|title=A new breed of lone wolf hackers are roaming the deep web - and their prey is getting bigger|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/new-breed-lone-wolf-hackers-are-roaming-deep-web-their-prey-getting-bigger-1483347|accessdate=19 June 2015|date=15 January 2015}}</ref>. Such groups include [[hackforum]], [[Trojanforge]], [[Mazafaka]], [[dark0de]] and the [[TheRealDeal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hacking communities in the Deep Web|url=<nowiki>http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/hacking-communities-in-the-deep-web/</nowiki>|accessdate=5 September 2015|date=15 May 2015}}</ref>


=== Hitmen ===
=== Hitmen ===

Revision as of 21:23, 5 September 2015

This article is about darknet websites. For the part of the Internet not accessible by traditional search engines, see Deep web (search).
Web-based onion services in January 2015[1]
Category Percentage
Gambling
0.4
Gun
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Chat
2.2
New
(not yet indexed)
2.2
Abuse
2.2
Books
2.5
Directory
2.5
Blog
2.75
Porn
2.75
Hosting
3.5
Hacking
4.25
Search
4.25
Anonymity
4.5
Forum
4.75
Counterfeit
5.2
Whistleblower
5.2
Wiki
5.2
Mail
5.7
Bitcoin
6.2
Fraud
9
Market
9
Drugs
15.4

The Dark Web, also confusingly referred to as the Deep Web and conflated with Deep Web search[2][3] is the World Wide Web content that exists on darknets, networks which overlay the public Internet and require specific software, configurations or authorization to access.[4] The Dark Web forms part of the Deep Web, the part of the Web not indexed by search engines.[5][6][7][8][9]

The darknets which constitute the Dark Web include small, friend-to-friend peer-to-peer networks, as well as large, popular networks like Freenet, I2P, and Tor, operated by public organizations and individuals. Users of the Dark Web refer to the regular web as the Clearnet due to its unencrypted nature.[10] The Tor dark web may be referred to as Onionland,[11] a reference to the network's name as the "onion router."

Content

A December 2014 study by Gareth Owen from the University of Portsmouth found that the most commonly requested type of content on Tor was child pornography, followed by black markets, while the individual sites with the highest traffic were dedicated to botnet operations.[12] Many whistleblowing sites maintain a presence[13] as well as political discussion forums.[14] Cloned websites and other scam sites are numerous.[15] Sites associated with Bitcoin, fraud related services and mail order services are some of the most prolific.[12]

Hacking

Many hackers sell their services there individually or as a part of groups.[16]. Such groups include hackforum, Trojanforge, Mazafaka, dark0de and the TheRealDeal.[17]

Hitmen

There are reports of crowdfunded assassinations and hitmen for hire.[18][19][20][21]

Darknet markets

Main article: Darknet market

Commercial darknet markets, which mediate transactions for illegal drugs and other goods, attracted significant media coverage starting with the popularity of Silk Road and its subsequent seizure by legal authorities.[22] Other markets sell software exploits[23] and weapons.[18]

Snuff films

There is an urban legend that one can find live murder on the dark web. The term "Red Room" has been coined based on the Japanese animation of the same name. However the evidence points towards any reported instances being a hoax.[20][24]

Child pornography

There is regular law enforcement action against sites distributing child pornography[25] – often via compromising the site by distributing malware to the users.[26] Sites use complex systems of guides, forums and community regulation. [27]

Commentary

Although much of the dark web is innocuous, some prosecutors and government agencies, among others, are concerned that it is a haven for criminal activity.[28] In 2014, journalist Jamie Bartlett in his book The Dark Net would use the dark net and dark web to describe a range of underground and emergent sub cultures, including social media racists, cam girls, self harm communities, darknet drug markets, cryptoanarchists and transhumanists.[29]

Specialist news sites such as DeepDotWeb[30][31] and All Things Vice[32] provide news coverage and practical information about dark web sites and services. The Hidden Wiki and its mirrors and forks hold some of the largest directories of content at any given time.

Popular sources of dark web .onion links include Pastebin, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit and other Internet forums.[33]

In 2015 it was announced that Interpol now offers a dedicated Dark Web training program featuring technical information on Tor, cybersecurity and simulated darknet market take downs.[34]

See also

References

  1. ^ Owen, Gareth. "Dr Gareth Owen: Tor: Hidden Services and Deanonymisation". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ Solomon, Jane (6 May 2015). "The Deep Web vs. The Dark Web". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ Greenberg, Andy (19 November 2014). "Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Dark Web?". Wired. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ Egan, Matt (12 January 2015). "What is the Dark Web? How to access the Dark Web - How to turn out the lights and access the Dark Web (and why you might want to)". Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ Greenberg, Andy (19 November 2014). "Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Dark Web?". Wired. Retrieved 6 June 2015."Clearing Up Confusion – Deep Web vs. Dark Web". BrightPlanet.
  6. ^ Solomon, Jane (6 May 2015). "The Deep Web vs. The Dark Web". Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. ^ NPR Staff (25 May 2014). "Going Dark: The Internet Behind The Internet". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  8. ^ The Dark Web Revealed. Popular Science. April 2015. pages 20-21
  9. ^ Greenberg, Andy (19 November 2014). "Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Dark Web?". Wired. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Clearnet vs hidden services – why you should be careful". DeepDotWeb. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  11. ^ Chacos, Brad (12 August 2013). "Meet Darknet, the hidden, anonymous underbelly of the searchable Web". Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  12. ^ a b Mark, Ward (30 December 2014). "Tor's most visited hidden sites host child abuse images". BBC News. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Everything You Need to Know on Tor & the Deep Web". whoishostingthis. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  14. ^ Cox, Joseph (25 February 2015). "What Firewall? China's Fledgling Deep Web Community". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  15. ^ Fox-Brewster, Thomas (18 November 2014). "Many Sites That Fell In Epic Onymous Tor Takedown 'Were Scams Or Legit'". Forbes. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  16. ^ Holden, Alex (15 January 2015). "A new breed of lone wolf hackers are roaming the deep web - and their prey is getting bigger". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  17. ^ [http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/hacking-communities-in-the-deep-web/ "Hacking communities in the Deep Web"]. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  18. ^ a b Holden, Alex (10 February 2015). "Ukraine crisis: Combatants scouring dark web for advice on bridge bombing and anti-tank missiles". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  19. ^ Greenberg, Andy (18 November 2013). "Meet The 'Assassination Market' Creator Who's Crowdfunding Murder With Bitcoins". Forbes. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  20. ^ a b Ormsby, Eileen (29 August 2015). "Waiting in the Red Room". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  21. ^ Ormsby, Eileen (3 August 2012). "Conversation with a hitman (or not)". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  22. ^ Burleigh, Nina (19 February 2015). "The Rise and Fall of Silk Road, the Dark Web's Amazon". Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  23. ^ Greenberg, Andy (17 April 2015). "New Dark-Web Market Is Selling Zero-Day Exploits to Hackers". Wired. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  24. ^ Howell O'Neill, Patrick (28 August 2015). "Dark Net site promised to livestream torture and execution of 7 ISIS jihadists". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  25. ^ Willacy, Mark (26 August 2015). "Secret 'dark net' operation saves scores of children from abuse; ringleader Shannon McCoole behind bars after police take over child porn site". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  26. ^ Farivar, Cyrus (16 June 2015). "Feds bust through huge Tor-hidden child porn site using questionable malware". Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  27. ^ Evans, Robert (16 June 2015). "5 Things I Learned Infiltrating Deep Web Child Molesters". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  28. ^ Lev Grossman (11 November 2013). "The Secret Web: Where Drugs, Porn and Murder Live Online". TIME.com.
  29. ^ Ian, Burrell (28 August 2014). "The Dark Net:Inside the Digital Underworld by Jamie Bartlett, book review". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  30. ^ Swearingen, Jake (2 October 2014). "A Year After Death of Silk Road, Darknet Markets Are Booming". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  31. ^ Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (13 May 2015). "Hackers Tried To Hold a Darknet Market For a Bitcoin Ransom". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  32. ^ Solon, Olivia (3 February 2013). "Police crack down on Silk Road following first drug dealer conviction". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  33. ^ Koebler, Jason (23 February 2015). "The Closest Thing to a Map of the Dark Net: Pastebin". Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  34. ^ Ricard (2 August 2015). "Interpol Dark Web Training Course". Retrieved 8 August 2015.

Further reading

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