A global network that served child abuse images to hundreds of thousands of members in the dark web, known as the internet’s dark side, was dismantled following months of intense efforts by cybercrime experts in the U.S. The operation led to the arrest of eight individuals, and 1.2 million videos were seized. The leader of...Read More

The Dark Web is a dark area of the internet that has piqued the interest of many people all over the world. It is often associated with secrecy, anonymity, and illicit activities. However, its creation did not originate with criminal intent. In fact, the Dark Web has a fascinating history rooted in the pursuit of...Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – Friends and family of Charlie Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, say Robinson spent years scrolling the dark corners of the internet, claiming it impacted his political views, and that he was radicalized online. According to the Associated Press, Robinson was a high school honor roll student, scoring in the 99th percentile...Read More

Updated for 2025 to include the latest changes in privacy-focused browsers. The deep web is the underground of the whole web. Accessing it is not quite difficult, but you need to follow some basic steps in order to retain your privacy. We previously wrote a blog about the Deep/Dark Web explaining what it is, why...Read More

Dark Web markets are online marketplaces hidden within anonymized networks like Tor, where users trade illegal goods and services in exchange for cryptocurrency. These markets have evolved significantly since the early days of Silk Road and AlphaBay, which pioneered the model of anonymous darknet commerce. We’re currently looking at the top 10 Dark Web markets,...Read More

What would you do, if you got a phone call telling you that someone wants you dead?  One gray afternoon in November 2020, I’m on a video chat with my colleague Carl Miller, a technology researcher and author. We’re speaking to a woman from Switzerland, who I’ll call “Elena.” She’s middle-aged, with brown hair and...Read More

London | When Britain’s tough new laws to protect children online came into force earlier this year, thousands of internet users quickly found a workaround. The laws enacted in July are meant to require British internet users to prove they are adults before accessing pornography, in the name of child safety. Instead, downloads of virtual...Read More

In that moment, Akasha says, he felt like he had just become the Pablo Escobar of psychedelics. “Holy shit,” he thought. “That is a lot of DMT.” Today, thinking back to that turning point in his rise and fall as a hallucinogens kingpin, Akasha wishes he could say that he saw in that Brazilian forest...Read More

Operation RapTor led to the arrest of 270 dark web vendors and buyers Pierluigi Paganini May 23, 2025 Law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation RapTor’ led to the arrest of 270 dark web vendors and buyers across 10 countries. Police arrested 270 suspects following an international law enforcement action codenamed ‘Operation RapTor’ that targeted dark web...Read More

I loved email. It was the perfect kinda-personal-but-boundary-affirming way to keep in touch. However, over time, I, like many people, entrusted my email address to companies that gave away, sold, or lost my personal information in data breaches, which led to criminals posting my email address (and millions more) on the dark web. Recently, I...Read More