Definition and uses Silk Road was the first modern darknet market and was accessible only via the Tor network, which anonymizes users by routing their activity through a global server network, making their activities difficult to trace. Silk Road used Bitcoin for transactions, which allowed users to make payments with greater anonymity than traditional payment...Read More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! You hear the phrase “dark web monitoring,” and it can feel unsettling. If a company is scanning shady corners of the internet for your information, are they exposing you even more? That question comes up often. In fact, Joyce from Florida wrote in with a concern many...Read More
The dark web continues to fuel a growing underground economy where cybercriminals buy and sell stolen data, malicious tools, and hacking services. In 2026, the barrier to entry for cybercrime is lower than ever, allowing threat actors with limited technical skill to purchase ransomware kits, stolen credentials, or even hire malicious hackers for targeted attacks. Key Takeaways...Read More
In the wake of several high-profile data breaches in 2024 — including one of the largest to date — Americans have once again turned their attention to the dark web. Stolen data often ends up for sale on this secret section of the internet, where the total amount of money made by markets and fraud...Read More
Google has officially deployed Gemini AI agents within Google Threat Intelligence to autonomously monitor dark web forums in public preview. These agents process millions of posts daily, using advanced organizational profiling to detect specific security risks like data leaks and initial access brokers. Traditional dark web monitoring relies heavily on regex and static keyword scraping,...Read More
Introduction Combolists and URL-Login-Password (ULP) files have existed since the earliest user data leaks. These files offer a convenient format for storing and distributing compromised credentials — typically just a username (or email) and password — where all “unnecessary” information is removed. It’s simplicity makes them ideal tools for cybercriminals launching attacks such as credential...Read More
Table of Contents Table of Contents Quick Summary Ask Anything Top Questions What is Tor and why is it called “The Onion Router”? Tor is a free software platform designed to protect users” identities while browsing the Internet. It uses “onion routing” to establish anonymous communication, with data routed through layers resembling an onion. Who...Read More
Editor’s note: The following story contains discussions of online child sexual abuse material. If you or someone you know is the victim of digital abuse, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children offers support and resources at 1-800-843-5678. The father in Tennessee thought he knew what was going on behind his 13-year-old daughter’s bedroom...Read More
Using generative AI on the Dark Web is happening, whether we like it or not. getty In today’s column, let’s consider for a moment turning the world upside down. Here’s what I mean. Generative AI such as the wildly and widely successful ChatGPT and GPT-4 by OpenAI is based on scanning data across the Internet...Read More
Most media sites love to hate the deep web. They paint it as a shadowy digital underworld awash with nefarious characters that spend their time pedaling drugs, sharing illicit images, and recruiting for terrorist organizations. To an extent, what they say is true; however, there is far more to the deep web than trading firearms...Read More
