Darkweb research: Past, present, and future trends and mapping to sustainable development goals

R Raman, VK Nair, P Nedungadi, I Ray, K Achuthan - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The Darkweb, part of the deep web, can be accessed only through specialized computer
software and used for illegal activities such as cybercrime, drug trafficking, and exploitation …

Substandard and falsified medical products: bibliometric analysis and mapping of scientific research

WM Sweileh - Globalization and health, 2021 - Springer
Objective Substandard and falsified (SF) medical products are a global public health threat.
The presence and spread of SF drugs negatively affect (1) patients' safety and health …

Emergence and structure of decentralised trade networks around dark web marketplaces

M Nadini, A Bracci, A ElBahrawy, P Gradwell… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Dark web marketplaces (DWMs) are online platforms that facilitate illicit trade among
millions of users generating billions of dollars in annual revenue. Recently, two interview …

A qualitative mapping of Darkweb marketplaces

D Georgoulias, JM Pedersen, M Falch… - … on Electronic Crime …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Darkweb marketplaces have evolved greatly since the rise of the Silk Road in 2011, the first
platform of its kind, and have become a highly profitable underground trading ecosystem …

Exploring Televend, an innovative combination of cryptomarket and messaging app technologies for trading prohibited drugs

MJ Barratt, FR Lamy, L Engel, E Davies… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Digital technologies continue to facilitate drug trading. Televend was an
innovative combination of multiple digital technologies, with its backend hosted on the …

COVID-19 vaccination certificates in the Darkweb

D Georgoulias, JM Pedersen, M Falch… - … Threats: Research and …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
COVID-19 vaccines have been rolled out in many countries and with them a number of
vaccination certificates. For instance, the EU is utilizing a digital certificate in the form of a …

Quantifying dark web shops' illicit revenue

K Oosthoek, M Van Staalduinen, G Smaragdakis - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Dark Web, primarily Tor, has evolved to protect user privacy and freedom of speech
through anonymous routing. However, Tor also facilitates cybercriminal actors who utilize it …

In the market for a Botnet? An in-depth analysis of botnet-related listings on Darkweb marketplaces

D Georgoulias, JM Pedersen… - … on Electronic Crime …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Darkweb is highly popular and widely used for several types of cybercrime. Darkweb
marketplaces in particular, are meeting places that provide anonymity, illegal product and …

Examining the trends and operations of modern Dark-Web marketplaces

V Labrador, S Pastrana - 2022 IEEE European Symposium on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Currently, the Dark Web is one key platform for the online trading of illegal products and
services. Analysing the. onion sites hosting marketplaces is of interest for law enforcement …

[HTML][HTML] Who uses the dark web? Cross-national and longitudinal evidence on psychosocial, behavioral, and individual predictors

A Sirola, I Savolainen, A Oksanen - Personality and Individual Differences, 2024 - Elsevier
The dark web is known for illicit and unregulated content, making it crucial to gain a better
understanding of dark web users. This article reports two studies analyzing the role of …