Dark Web And EVERYTHING About It

Hello, dear readers! I hope you are doing well. Many of you are aware that Big Basket’s personal information was recently listed on the dark web. After the breach, Dark Web was a marketplace of data from companies like Adobe, Canva, and Yahoo!

You may also wonder why scammers use the darkweb as their platform. Before heading to it , you must know about the concept of the web.

There are three types of the web:

• Surface Web
• Deep Web
• Dark Web

Surface Web

The surface web is the web that is visible to everyone. Surface Web websites are accessible to everyone. We can access the Surface Web since it is openly accessible to everyone. Examples of the surface web include Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, etc. Take the example of requesting your bank statement. Google will then direct you to your bank’s website. The bank’s website is freely accessible via the Internet, so it is an example of Surface Web.

Deep Web

Only users with special access can access the Deep Web. It means that the owner of the website hasn’t asked the search engine to make it available to everyone. Surface Web users have access to the bank’s website. When we log in, we have access to our bank account. We use the bank’s website as a Surface Web, while our account is located on its Deep  Web.

Dark Web

The Dark Web is the exact opposite. Online, it’s a whole new world. Even the name itself”DARK WEB” is kinda scary because all bad and illegal jobs are repeatedly linked to this dark world. A normal browser cannot be used to access the dark web. Therefore, we need a browser designed for this purpose. This is possible due to the use of Tor.

It comes with too many risks, and people are afraid of being scammed, cheated, or hacked. Therefore, they don’t use the Dark Web. We will discuss the Dark Web and Tor today.

Dark Web History

The Dark Web was also born at the same time as the Internet. In those days, however, this web was only accessible with special software. Even the US Navy’s research labs are now using the Dark Web for their missions and research. They can communicate with their colleagues on the Dark Web without revealing their identities or locations.

The main reason it’s so popular is its anonymity. By using the dark web, you will be anonymous. Using a VPN service, we can remain anonymous in different countries. Only one anonymous user is present. However, there is no specific use for this. Everyone and everything on the dark web is anonymous.

Imagine you want to access a shopping page. Your computer opens it on the dark web. First, a computer named X sends a request to access the dark web. The X computer sends the request to the Y computer. The message is forwarded to z computer by y computer. Z will finally forward it to its destination. Z will now believe the destination is a shopping destination. It actually sends three links.

Through this process, the buyer remains anonymous to the seller. It is because each request originates from a different computer. The whole process completes with the browser Tor.

Tor has a logo in the shape of an onion. Tor is similar to an onion in that it has too many layers. To summarize, Tor provides multiple layers of privacy.

Originally, this software develops when the US Navy Research started working on it. Tor is the name of the software.

Tor Browser

It is an open-source browser. It is accessible from anywhere in the world. There is no way to close it. They also receive funding from companies such as Google. Therefore, Tor is not illegal. However, there are too many illegal activities which take place throughout this ecosystem.

An example is that if you go to any store for shopping, both the buyer and seller are anonymous. They are unknown to anyone except themselves. This means that two users are dealing with something using encryption.

Features of Dark Web

It is the best thing about it is that no one can track us, or we are anonymous. As this works like VPN, not only just VPN but multiple VPN’s at a time.

In reality, there is no guarantee of getting the product when you buy it on that website. Weapons, drugs, credit card numbers, etc. were on-sell in this network.

In addition, Dark Web uses cryptocurrencies to process all payments. To know about cryptocurrencies and bitcoin click here. Back to the topic, the use of cryptocurrencies ensures that no one can track these payments.

Risks of using Dark Web

Every good thing has a downside, as we all are aware. Therefore, here is a list of the risks of using the dark web.

Data Breach in Dark Web

When you use the Dark Web, hackers can easily steal your data or personal information from anywhere. Additionally, you won’t get any information about the hacker. As Tor makes everything anonymous.

Using Tor

From here you can download Tor and use it legally.

This message will appear after you download it and install it.

Getting to a website in Tor requires going through different computers, which makes a route for your computer.

Additionally, this is known as the Tor network. Upon completion of this routing, a Firefox-type browser will open. This gives you access to the Dark Web.

Tor is not as easy to use as Google or any other browser. When you search for Wikipedia or Facebook, you’ll find a fake version there, too.

Even if the government tries to shut down these sites or ban them, they usually fail. In spite of shutting down a website once, the scammers will reopen it the next day.

Dark Web use is prohibited in countries like China. Additionally, VPNs are banned, and any user found using them will be imprisoned. In some countries, the use of the Dark Web is completely legal. Thus, the authorities were unable to ban fraud sites since they were unable to track their makers. As they do not know who owns these sites, they cannot ban them permanently.

This is the difference between a regular browser and a Tor browser. Google, or any other browser, tracks our usage. However, this is not possible in Tor.

Inside Tor and Dark Web World

The first thing to consider when talking about domain names is normal vs Tor. A typical browser has domain names such as facebook.com, google.com, youtube.com, etc. In Tor, however, the domain names were totally different. Websites such as www.5h6gh9re4648g46j4gtgxh86.onion, etc. It uses the .onion extension. 

Terrorists using Tor

This network is also used by terrorists in order to keep in touch with their partners. This allows them to stay anonymous by using a full-proof system or blanket.

Why Tor?

• If a person wants to stay anonymous and access normal websites, he can use Tor.

Due to the fact that you’re visiting through channels, this isn’t recommended. As a result, you do not know if you have been hacked and you can’t find out who did it. You should never access or log in to your sensitive data such as Facebook or Gmail. It is risky to get hacked.

The browser also responds very slowly when we use it. The reason for this is that our request is sent from different computers to the destination. Responses are also received via multiple computers.

You can get a discount of up to 70-80% if you visit shopping websites over there. These are all fake, you should never buy anything from there or pay anything.

Conclusion

To stay safe from frauds or hacks, you should never use the dark web. Tor is a platform , a browser to access dark web , so proceed with caution.

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