They often come with poor encryption standards ( http ) and get universally marked as suspicious by normal browsers. This happens because there are fewer rules for website quality. Keyloggers, ransomware, phishing malware, and other types of malicious software are more common on the dark web. In short, it’s bad for traffic and sales. Why? Because “Excuse me, officer, but the drugs I ordered on the dark web were never delivered to me” is a poor alibi.Īnd even if you’re getting something that’s not illegal, there’s no reason for a vendor to ever remain on the dark web. This is especially true if you’re trying to purchase anything illegal or questionable. Since most websites are non-indexed and unregulated, the probability of scams is much greater. Here are some threats you might run into: The dark web is the Wild West of the internet - exciting to explore but potentially dangerous. They still look like something from the early aughts, though.

The websites are a step above the usual Tor website design, too. It provides more details on the tunnels as well as the dangers associated with them.

Beneath VT, that’s Virginia Tech, is more prominent. IIT Underground focused on Illinois Tech, is the smaller of the blogs. That’s why urban explorers host their blogs on Tor. Infrastructure like that is both dangerous and illegal to access. Some of the more famous Tor websites are about exploring tunnels in American universities.

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