WHAT IS THE DARK WEB? 

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The dark web is the deeper part of the internet that isn’t visible to normal search engines or browsers. They can be accessed with the help of an anonymizing browser called Tor. Tor Browser isolates each website you visit so third-party trackers and ads can’t follow you. Any cookies will be automatically cleared upon exiting the browser. Also your browsing history.

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Mainly dark web is famous for its markets where an individual can buy whatever he wants. Items like credit card numbers, drugs, guns, counterfeit money, electronic goods, stolen/hacked subscription. From drugs to software everything is available. It also has its legitimate side. Even Facebook, New York Times, BBC have onion domains on the dark web.

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Dark web sites look pretty much like any other site, but there are important differences. One is the naming structure. Instead of ending in .com or .co, dark web sites end in .onion. That’s “a special-use top level domain suffix designating an anonymous hidden service reachable via the Tor network,” according to Wikipedia. Browsers with the appropriate proxy can reach these sites, but others can’t.

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Dark web sites also use a scrambled naming structure that creates URLs that are often impossible to remember. 

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Stepping inside the dark web, we can find the following things

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- Credit Cards
- Money Transfers
- Gift Cards
- Bitcoins
- Counterfeit Money
- Drugs
- Forums
- Government Data
- Blueprints
- Electronic Goods
- Hackers
- Netflix & Other Streaming Accounts
- Dark Web Hosting Servers
- Fake Documents
- Hitman
- Weapons and Accessories
- Rocket Launchers
- SWAT-Grade Body Armor
- Plastic Explosives
- Uranium
- Spirits
- Child Porn
- Red Rooms
- Slaves
- P2P file sharing, Torrent
- Media – Copyrighted Audio, Video and Books
- Ricin and Other Poisonous Substances
- Escrows