Understanding the Dark Web

Kavallieros, Dimitris; Myttas, Dimitrios; Kermitsis, Emmanouil; Lissaris, Euthimios; Giataganas, Georgios; Darra, Eleni

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-55343-2_1

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“…While both of these layers are utilized through ordinary internet use, the darknet requires a special browser to access and prioritizes anonymity, creating a breeding ground for illicit activity. The terms “dark web” and “darknet” are often used interchangeably, though the darknet specifically refers to the numerous browsers (Tor, I2P, Freenet, Zeronet) used to access hidden services on the dark web, including eBay-style drug markets which use cryptocurrency for sales (Badhwar, 2021; Kavallieros et al, 2021). The dark web refers more broadly to the part of the deep web that is an anonymous, hidden space (Kavallieros et al, 2021).…”

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Follow the Money: Analyzing Darknet Activity Using Cryptocurrency and the Bitcoin Blockchain

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Tucker

2023

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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Transactions on the darknet are notoriously difficult to examine. Prior criminological research has generally used web scraping and qualitative text analysis to examine illegal darknet markets. One disadvantage of this process is that individuals can lie. Fortunately for researchers, the currency used for transactions on the darknet, cryptocurrency, is designed to be tracked. In this article, we examine transactions from a former darknet marketplace, AlphaBay. Using the blockchain, we examine the interconnectedness of both legal and illegal cryptocurrencies. In addition, we provide a structured approach to quantitatively examine the Bitcoin blockchain ledger, offering both the tools and our own experiences for other researchers interested in such approaches. While cybersecurity, information technology, accounting, and other disciplines can examine the financial data itself, we believe that criminologists can provide additional benefits in pattern analysis and organizing the context and theory around the transactions. Our results show that cryptocurrency transactions are generally identifiable (90%) and involve likely illegal transactions, transactions that attempt to obfuscate other transactions, and legal transactions. We end with a discussion of newer cryptocurrencies and related technology and how they will likely shape future work.

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Follow the Money: Analyzing Darknet Activity Using Cryptocurrency and the Bitcoin Blockchain

Dearden

Tucker

2023

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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“…On the other hand, these features of the internet render it virtually impossible for gatekeepers to effectively establish inclusion and exclusion parameters to guide when, how and for what purposes the internet is used. Ultimately, these are the attributes of the WWW that are most commonly exploited by cyber-criminals (Doyle, 2020; Kavallieros et al , 2021; Lissaris et al , 2021; Thangamuthu et al , 2020).…”

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Woe is the dark Web: the main challenges that governments of the Commonwealth Caribbean will face in combating dark Web-facilitated criminal activities

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the potential challenges that governments in the Commonwealth Caribbean are likely to face combating crimes facilitated by the dark Web. Design/methodology/approach The “lived experience” methodology guided by a contextual systematic literature review was used to ground the investigation of the research phenomena in the researchers’ collective experiences working in, living in and engaging in research with governments in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Findings The two major findings emerging from the analysis are that jurisdictional and technical challenges are producing major hindrances to the creation of an efficient and authoritative legislative framework and the building of the capacity of governments in the Commonwealth Caribbean to confront the technicalities that affect systematic efforts to manage problems created by the dark Web. Practical implications The findings indicate the urgency that authorities in the Caribbean region must place on reevaluating their administrative, legislative and investment priorities to emphasize cyber-risk management strategies that will enable their seamless and wholesome integration into this digital world. Originality/value The research aids in developing and extending theory and praxis related to the problematization of the dark Web for governments by situating the experiences of Small Island Developing States into the ongoing discourse.

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“…Gli haters, siano essi membri di un gruppo o individui solitari, dimostrano atteggiamenti discriminatori sulla base della religione professata, dell'etnia, dell'orientamento sessuale, del genere, o per altre caratteristiche selezionate dal gruppo (Ortiz, 2019). Le attività di proselitismo e di divulgazione delle ideologie razziste ed estremiste sono facilitate dalla natura multimediale di Internet che permette l'uso di molteplici forme di comunicazione a vari livelli di accessibilità, differenziando i contenuti da veicolare pubblicamente nel "surface web" da quelli archiviati nel "deep web", dove i contenuti non sono indicizzabili, o nel "dark web" luogo difficilmente accessibile che spesso è sede virtuale di attività illegali e criminogene come quelle condotte dai gruppi terroristici (Kavallieros, Myttas et al, 2021).…”

Section: Internet Come Porta Verso La Radicalizzazioneunclassified

Prevenire i comportamenti antisociali e la radicalizzazione dei giovani attraverso Internet. L’esperienza del Progetto europeo “DIVE IN”

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The paper reflects on the importance of preventing antisocial behavior and radicalization in young people, understanding the signs of extremism and how to interpret them in an attempt to determine how to counter these phenomena spread through the Internet and social media. In this perspective, as recommended in some documents issued by the European Institutions, we highlight the need to strengthen the specific skills of education professionals needed to be able to detect potentially dangerous behavior in young people and prevent and combat radicalization. In this context, the European project “DIVE IN – Preventing violent radicalisation among young individuals in Europe by innovative training approaches” 2019-2021, is presented, aimed at the prevention of violent radicalisation in young people through the implementation of a blended learning training course addressed to teachers, educators, social workers.

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Understanding the Dark Web

Cited by 17 publications

References 8 publications

Follow the Money: Analyzing Darknet Activity Using Cryptocurrency and the Bitcoin Blockchain

Follow the Money: Analyzing Darknet Activity Using Cryptocurrency and the Bitcoin Blockchain

Woe is the dark Web: the main challenges that governments of the Commonwealth Caribbean will face in combating dark Web-facilitated criminal activities

Prevenire i comportamenti antisociali e la radicalizzazione dei giovani attraverso Internet. L’esperienza del Progetto europeo “DIVE IN”

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