Inside the Dark Web

**__Inside the Dark Web__**provides a broad overview of emerging digital threats and computer crimes, with an emphasis on cyberstalking, hacktivism, fraud and identity theft, and attacks on critical infrastructure. The book also analyzes the online underground economy and digital currencies and cybercrime on the dark web. The book further explores how dark web crimes are conducted on the surface web in new mediums, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and peer-to-peer file sharing systems as well as dark web forensics and mitigating techniques.This book starts with the fundamentals of the dark web along with explaining its threat landscape. The book then introduces the Tor browser, which is used to access the dark web ecosystem. The book continues to take a deep dive into cybersecurity criminal activities in the dark net and analyzes the malpractices used to secure your system. Furthermore, the book digs deeper into the forensics of dark web, web content analysis, threat intelligence, IoT, crypto market, and cryptocurrencies. This book is a comprehensive guide for those who want to understand the dark web quickly.After reading**__Inside the Dark Web,__**you'll understandThe core concepts of the dark web. The different theoretical and cross-disciplinary approaches of the dark web and its evolution in the context of emerging crime threats. The forms of cybercriminal activity through the dark web and the technological and "social engineering" methods used to undertake such crimes. The behavior and role of offenders and victims in the dark web and analyze and assess the impact of cybercrime and the effectiveness of their mitigating techniques on the various domains. How to mitigate cyberattacks happening through the dark web. The dark web ecosystem with cutting edge areas like IoT, forensics, and threat intelligence and so on. The dark web-related research and applications and up-to-date on the latest technologies and research findings in this area.For all present and aspiring cybersecurity professionals who want to upgrade their skills by understanding the concepts of the dark web,**__Inside the Dark Web__**is their one-stop guide to understanding the dark web and building a cybersecurity plan. Contents......Page 3 Intro......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Cybersecurity......Page 15 Cybercrime......Page 16 Web Levels......Page 18 Dark Net......Page 20 Malicious Activities in the Dark Web......Page 25 Malware Analysis......Page 27 The Dark Web in the Context of Emerging Crime Threats......Page 29 Further Reading......Page 34 Emerging Crime Threats in Dark Net......Page 36 Dark Net Black Markets......Page 37 Illegal Goods and Services Offered on the Dark Net......Page 45 Conclusion of the Chapter......Page 54 References......Page 55 Malicious Dark Net - Tor Network......Page 57 Introduction to Tor......Page 58 Usage......Page 59 Working Pattern of Tor......Page 61 Challenges of the Tor Network......Page 63 Deep Web and Tor......Page 70 Tor’s Hidden Services......Page 71 The Users of Tor......Page 74 Conclusion of the Chapter......Page 75 References......Page 76 Introduction......Page 77 Classifcation of Malware......Page 78 Criminal Business Model of Malware......Page 87 Malware Analysis......Page 95 Malware Detection Techniques......Page 98 Questions......Page 102 Further Reading......Page 103 Introduction......Page 104 Cybercrime and Its Categories......Page 105 Cybercriminal Activities through the Dark Net......Page 117 Data Exfltration......Page 120 Monetization of Cybercrime......Page 122 Malware-as-a-Service and Money Laundering......Page 125 Summary of the Chapter......Page 128 Further Reading......Page 129 Introduction......Page 130 Origins of the Internet......Page 131 Internet Characteristics......Page 137 Evolution of the Hidden Web......Page 144 Deep Web Information Retrieval Process......Page 152 Questions......Page 153 Further Reading......Page 154 Introduction......Page 155 Surface Web versus Deep Web......Page 156 Traditional Web Crawlers Mechanism......Page 157 Surfacing Deep Web Content......Page 158 Analysis of Deep Web Sites......Page 159 Summary of the Chapter......Page 165 Further Reading......Page 167 Analyzing the Web Contents/Logs......Page 168 Policy Guidelines for Log Analysis......Page 171 Log Analysis Tools......Page 176 Analyzing Files......Page 180 Extracting Information from Unstructured Data......Page 182 Questions......Page 185 Further Reading......Page 186 Introduction......Page 187 Introduction to Forensics......Page 188 Crypto Market and Cryptocurrencies in the Dark Web......Page 190 Forensic Investigation Scope and Models......Page 198 Forensic Toolkit......Page 207 Anti-Forensics Analysis......Page 209 Further Reading......Page 210 What Is Open Source Intelligence?......Page 211 Open Source Intelligence Monitoring Tools......Page 220 Data Gathering......Page 226 Summary of the Chapter......Page 230 Further Reading......Page 231 Introduction......Page 232 Recent Evolution of the Dark Web......Page 233 Crime Patterns......Page 240 Threat Mapping......Page 247 State-of-the-Art Mitigating Techniques......Page 252 Summary of the Chapter......Page 260 Questions......Page 261 Further Reading......Page 262 Index......Page 263 Inside the Dark Web provides a broad overview of emerging digital threats and computer crimes, with an emphasis on cyberstalking, hacktivism, fraud and identity theft, and attacks on critical infrastructure. The book also analyzes the online underground economy and digital currencies and cybercrime on the dark web. The book further explores how dark web crimes are conducted on the surface web in new mediums, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and peer-to-peer file sharing systems as well as dark web forensics and mitigating techniques. This book starts with the fundamentals of the dark web along with explaining its threat landscape. The book then introduces the Tor browser, which is used to access the dark web ecosystem. The book continues to take a deep dive into cybersecurity criminal activities in the dark net and analyzes the malpractices used to secure your system. Furthermore, the book digs deeper into the forensics of dark web, web content analysis, threat intelligence, IoT, crypto market, and cryptocurrencies. This book is a comprehensive guide for those who want to understand the dark web quickly. After reading Inside the Dark Web, you'll understand The core concepts of the dark web. The different theoretical and cross-disciplinary approaches of the dark web and its evolution in the context of emerging crime threats. The forms of cybercriminal activity through the dark web and the technological and "social engineering" methods used to undertake such crimes. The behavior and role of offenders and victims in the dark web and analyze and assess the impact of cybercrime and the effectiveness of their mitigating techniques on the various domains. How to mitigate cyberattacks happening through the dark web. The dark web ecosystem with cutting edge areas like IoT, forensics, and threat intelligence and so on. The dark web-related research and applications and up-to-date on the latest technologies and research findings in this area. For all present and aspiring cybersecurity professionals who want to upgrade their skills by understanding the concepts of the dark web, Inside the Dark Web is their one-stop guide to understanding the dark web and building a cybersecurity plan. "This book provides a broad overview of emerging digital threats and computer crimes, with an emphasis on cyber-stalking, hacktivism, fraud and identity theft, and attacks on critical infrastructure. It also analyses the online underground economy, digital currencies, and cybercrime on the Dark Web"-- Provided by publisher