I hosted a “warez” site in my bedroom and had hundreds of visitors to my site from around the world, although only one at a time could visit in those early days. You see, as young teenager, I was one of the many pioneers of the early dial-up BBS age in the 80s. The dark web presents a Déjà vu experience for me personally. I thought it would be interesting to do some research and take a tour of the dark web, providing my perspective on what activities take place and how easy it is to buy and sell sensitive data. The dark web’s currency of choice is the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Once inside the dark web, “dark net” markets exist that sell sensitive data stolen in breaches (in addition to illegal products like drugs and firearms). Accessing the dark web requires special software, like browsers configured with Tor. Many of you reading this blog may know that the dark web is a well-known part of the internet where many sites are not indexed by search engines and can only be accessed if you know the site address, making them effectively hidden.

I originally planned to focus this blog post on the dark web.

Worst tor websites