Deep and Dark Web: Complexity and escalating cybercriminal activity

[frogboy]

Content source

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/02/22/deep-and-dark-web-complexity-and-escalating-cybercriminal-activity/

Flashpoint released an annual research report that looks to uncover the growing complexity of illicit communities and the industrialization of cybercrime over the past year. In the report, researchers highlight prolific trends that pose the greatest risk to organizations and their critical assets.

Full article. Deep and Dark Web: Complexity and escalating cybercriminal activity - Help Net Security

 

[LabZero]

The Internet as we know it's only the emerged part of the iceberg...

 

[Rishi]

Better to stay on the safe,sunny side of the things and let the 'patrols' watch over them in the dark.

 

[Tony Cole]

What is the difference between the deep and dark web?

 

[jamescv7]

@Tony Cole: Deep Web are websites that are not been caught by the search engines even they use index as possible, but you can access easily with your standard browser.

Meanwhile Dark Web where you need an instrument like TOR in order to access the protected area content since these are known to be underground operation of illegal activities and other unusual stuff.

 

[kaddy]

@Tony Cole: Deep Web are websites that are not been caught by the search engines even they use index as possible, but you can access easily with your standard browser.

Meanwhile Dark Web where you need an instrument like TOR in order to access the protected area content since these are known to be underground operation of illegal activities and other unusual stuff.

tor doesn't necessarily only contain illegal stuff; I am a tor user. there is some illegal stuff, not denying it. i try to avoid illicit stuff

 

[Exterminator]

tor doesn't necessarily only contain illegal stuff; I am a tor user. there is some illegal stuff, not denying it. i try to avoid illicit stuff

TOR is not illegal,what @jamescv7 is saying that you need the anonymity that TOR provides to access the Dark Web.
Best advice would be not to go there.The anonymity it provides works both ways and it is monitored.It would be a shame to be on the radar out of curiosity or worse yet the target of those who are there for specific reasons.
TOR and similar services are perfectly fine for one who is concerned and vigilant in maintaining their right to privacy.However these programs are exploited by,as in this article,cyber criminals as well as cyber terrorist who live in the dark web.

 

[kaddy]

TOR is not illegal,what @jamescv7 is saying that you need the anonymity that TOR provides to access the Dark Web.
Best advice would be not to go there.The anonymity it provides works both ways and it is monitored.It would be a shame to be on the radar out of curiosity or worse yet the target of those who are there for specific reasons.
TOR and similar services are perfectly fine for one who is concerned and vigilant in maintaining their right to privacy.However these programs are exploited by,as in this article,cyber criminals as well as cyber terrorist who live in the dark web.

I understood his point. If you are vigilant on the Clearnet, be doubly so on the deep web. Lot of C&C servers for bots run through it. thats why it is harder to take the botnets down now. All you have to do is look at CryptoWall and prevalent ransomware now, to see the trend is Onion routing. It is harder to track, and links can be changed quickly.

TOR is not illegal,what @jamescv7 is saying that you need the anonymity that TOR provides to access the Dark Web.
Best advice would be not to go there.The anonymity it provides works both ways and it is monitored.It would be a shame to be on the radar out of curiosity or worse yet the target of those who are there for specific reasons.
TOR and similar services are perfectly fine for one who is concerned and vigilant in maintaining their right to privacy.However these programs are exploited by,as in this article,cyber criminals as well as cyber terrorist who live in the dark web.

very true, about the criminals though, due to how difficult it is to monitor, it attracts a lot of not so nice individuals.

 

[Sana]

So how does a search engine not get a hold of the deep web? Is it like, it cannot DIR the website or something like that?
I need to read more on this!

 

[kaddy]

So how does a search engine not get a hold of the deep web? Is it like, it cannot DIR the website or something like that?
I need to read more on this!

that or maybe so many sites its hard to index them all.

 

[Venustus]

that or maybe so many sites its hard to index them all.

Exactly!
You will not get site information from your usual browser concerning the Deep/Dark web or whatever you want to call it!
Furthermore the sites there are encrypted and only available via Tor!
Even then you need to know what you are looking for,otherwise keep well away as you will be hacked very quickly!!
You can even be redirected to very unsavoury sites like "Hard Candy",which can get you arrested!!

Having said that,there are "legitimate" sites!
Snowden and others use the Dark Web to post information/leaks etc
I posted an image here ages ago but it gives you the general idea:

 

[Kate_L]

If any of you are using DarkWeb use Tails. Most AVs scan the web traffic and everything you do or where you go is recorded

 

[jamescv7]

@Sana: Well its a design nature alreawhere Dark Web is restricted at all search engines to index them considering the special URL to prevent any access instantly.

+ Search engines bots will only activate if the webmasters insist to download the addons for SEO.

 

[frogboy]

I for one am staying well away from the deep and dark web 100%.

 

[Sana]

Wow, amazing. It reminds me of BBS Bulletin board system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . Something we used before Internet became widespread

I didn't know Jackie Chan has so many sites