dark web

The deep web, invisible web, or hidden web are parts of the World Wide Web whose contents are not indexed by standard web search-engines. The opposite term to the deep web is the "surface web", which is accessible to anyone/everyone using the Internet.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Bitcoin Usage On The Dark Web Up 65 Pct YoY
Bitcoin Usage On The Dark Web Up 65 Pct YoY
May 20, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The digital age, of course, has given rise to digital scams. And now the fraudsters, increasingly, seem to be eyeing bitcoin, the marquee name in...

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Shady Bitcoin Transactions Hit All-Time High
Shady Bitcoin Transactions Hit All-Time High
January 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin prices, trading and shopping are down but criminal activity involving the cryptocurrency is at an all-time high, the New York Times (NYT) reported on...

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The Weird Commerce Of The Dark Web
The Weird Commerce Of The Dark Web
January 04, 2020  |  Retail

In the day-to-day life of the regular law-abiding internet user, the dark web is mostly a scary unknown. Insofar as the average consumer knows, that...

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Thousands Of Amazon Ring Passwords Leaked On Dark Web
Thousands Of Amazon Ring Passwords Leaked On Dark Web
December 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A new security lapse has been involved with Amazon’s Ring security cameras this week. On Tuesday (Dec. 17), a list of 1,562 Ring passwords and...

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Bitcoin’s Murky Trail Across Dark Web Gets Some Light
Bitcoin’s Murky Trail Across Dark Web Gets Some Light
October 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Proponents of cryptos tout anonymity, the fact that digital coin transactions are hard to trace, and that blockchain allows for transactions to occur pretty much...

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Russia’s Sberbank Investigating Potential Client Data Leak
Russia’s Sberbank Investigating Potential Client Data Leak
October 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Russia’s Sberbank has been the victim of a client data leak. The country’s biggest lender revealed that it is investigating the potential leak, which could...

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Illegal Bitcoin Purchases To Reach $1B In 2019
Illegal Bitcoin Purchases To Reach $1B In 2019
July 02, 2019  |  Bitcoin

New data shows that illegal bitcoin purchases are expected to hit more than $1 billion this year, which will be a new record. According to...

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US Authorities Shut Down Deep Dot Web Amid Money Laundering Charges
US Authorities Shut Down Deep Dot Web Amid Money Laundering Charges
May 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Justice Department has brought charges against Deep Dot Web, a site that featured news, information and reviews about dark web sites and surreptitious...

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ATM Withdrawals Lead To Online Drug Ring Bust
ATM Withdrawals Lead To Online Drug Ring Bust
April 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The New York District Attorney’s (DA’s) office has shut down one of the largest drug vendors on the dark web, sinmed, as well as arrested...

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