Full title in original language:
Inside Darknet: the takedown of Silk Road
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Cybercrime Cybercrime investigationTarget audience:
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
restricted access: requiring payment
Individual authors:
Marie-Helen Maras
Publication year:
2014
Published by:
Criminal Justice Matters
Copyright holder:
© Criminal Justice Matters
Contact name and address:
Criminal Justice Matters
Contact website:
Key themes:
cyber, cybercrime, forensic, investigation, cyber-crime, cyber space, cyberspace, darknet, silk road
Links:
Short description:
The anonymity afforded by the Internet provides perpetrators with an environment within which they can operate with a low risk of detection. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in Darknet, which is considered the ‘underworld’ of cyberspace. Darknet consists of a collection of non-indexed domains; accordingly, these sites cannot be found using search engines like Google or Bing. To enter Darknet, Tor (the Onion Router), a privacy-enhancing application originally created by the USA Naval Research Laboratory, is used. Tor is ‘an anonymous Internet communication system that provides individuals (and organisations) with the ability to share information and communicate over public networks without compromising their privacy.