Coping with the Dark Web, Cyber-Criminals and Techno-Terrorists in a Smart City

Pelton, Joseph N.; Singh, Indu B.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-95822-4_11

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“…e Deep Web is part of the web that search engines cannot access for different reasons related to the operational functions of the websites. Researchers estimate this part at more than 90% of the entire web, whereas the Dark Web is part of the Deep Web that uses special encryption software to hide users' identities and IP addresses [15]. us, the most difficult-to-access part of the Deep Web is the Dark Web or the Darknet in another synonym.…”

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“…us, the most difficult-to-access part of the Deep Web is the Dark Web or the Darknet in another synonym. is anonymization leads to the predominance of malicious and criminal activities in that hidden and encrypted environment [15]. Various crimes and heinous actions are prevalent in this part of the web, including novice and professional hackers either for fun deeds or for making gains through extortion, sabotaging networks, or stealing organizations' data, in addition to many crimes such as children pornography and pedophile networks, drugs and arms trade, human trafficking, terrorism and recruitment of extremists, planning terrorist attacks, murderers for hire, hacked digital media trade, counterfeit documents, fraud, and many others [15,16].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…e Dark Web provides the ability to hide the user's identity, network traffic, and data exchanged through it. Users outside the Dark Web cannot access it using standard web browsers but through special software, such as e Onion Router (TOR), Invisible Internet Project (I2P), and Freenet [15,17]. Researchers consider dark networks the primary host for various criminal activities.…”

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“…It is worth noting that not all activities on the Dark Web are illegal; many entities use encryption software for legitimate purposes, such as journalists, political activists, whistleblowers, and law enforcement agencies and researchers for research purposes [15,16].…”

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Threats from the Dark: A Review over Dark Web Investigation Research for Cyber Threat Intelligence

Basheer

Alkhatib

2021

Journal of Computer Networks and Communications

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From proactive detection of cyberattacks to the identification of key actors, analyzing contents of the Dark Web plays a significant role in deterring cybercrimes and understanding criminal minds. Researching in the Dark Web proved to be an essential step in fighting cybercrime, whether with a standalone investigation of the Dark Web solely or an integrated one that includes contents from the Surface Web and the Deep Web. In this review, we probe recent studies in the field of analyzing Dark Web content for Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), introducing a comprehensive analysis of their techniques, methods, tools, approaches, and results, and discussing their possible limitations. In this review, we demonstrate the significance of studying the contents of different platforms on the Dark Web, leading new researchers through state-of-the-art methodologies. Furthermore, we discuss the technical challenges, ethical considerations, and future directions in the domain.

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