To join a darknet, a potential user must be trusted by one of the existing members. Thus such networks grow as part of a "web of trust," and are far more restricted than open systems.

Delve deeper into the Darknet, and you’ll find a veritable cornucopia of services dedicated to spreading the word: secure messaging and file-sharing tools, libraries chock-full of political ...

The darknet is considered the darkest corner of the internet and a playground for criminals. Here's how it works and how to use it.

Jan Danielsson, a 28-year-old student at Uppsala University in Sweden, flirted with the dark side for months, and he finally crossed over for the purest of motives.

With the proliferation of shadowy black markets on the so-called "darknet" -- hidden crime bazaars that can only be accessed through special software that obscures one's true location online -- it ...

Authorities arrest 40, seize more than $3.6 million in gold bars in 1st darknet bust Operation Dark Gold is the first nationwide dark web bust. By Aaron Katersky and Luke Barr ...

Hydra Market's sales were over 1 billion euros in 2020 alone, authorities say. German authorities took down the world’s largest illegal marketplace on the darknet with the help of U.S. law ...

The Versus Market, one of the most popular English-speaking criminal darknet markets, is shutting down after discovering a severe exploit that could have allowed access to its database and exposed ...

The investigation file for the Boystown trial contains references to a timing analysis that can be used to deanonymize Tor users. There is no remedy in sight.

The CIA says Russians disaffected by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine may be trying to get in touch with US intelligence – and it wants them to go to the darknet. File photo. A worker at ...