Deep Web, or the Deep Internet Tor.
Deep Web, or the Deep Internet, is what attracts users and law enforcement agencies from various countries to Tor – a space without rules and censorship. A space that is inaccessible from the outside, and the only way to enter it is by using the Tor browser (or its analogs).
As you might have already guessed, a significant portion of the resources here includes weapons, drugs, hitman services, hackers, a shadow market for documents, counterfeit money, money laundering and legalization of finances, stolen credit cards, malicious software, banned literature, pornography, and other similar content.
In this course, we do not advocate visiting Deep Web resources, but it would also be incorrect not to introduce Tor without discussing Deep Web. Therefore, act at your own risk and discretion. I just want to warn you about the large number of scammers who prey on the money of naive users.
The main resource is the Hidden Wiki – a site with a list of various resources on the Tor network. Do not think that all resources here are criminal. Most resources do not violate the law, or do so only insignificantly; it’s just that alongside absolutely legal services, there are links to sites that trade in weapons and drugs.
All you need to do is launch the Tor browser and go to the Hidden Wiki – http://mijpsrtgf54l7um6.onion/.
After that, I’m sure you will be able to figure things out on your own.
Although the issue of de-anonymization of Tor network users is not the stated topic of this chapter, since we are talking about the Deep Web, I would like to warn you about mistakes using a very instructive example. Once you enter the Deep Web, you may feel a sense of freedom and impunity, as everything is anonymous, no one will know your identity or track your activity – this is normal, but unfortunately, it is a false sense.
If you had entered Tor a few years ago, you might have stumbled upon the PlayPen site. This is a site with pornographic materials where the actors were not only underage but even under 14 years old. PlayPen was a well-known project in the pedophile community, where many casual users would visit "just to take a look" (to condemn even more actively). The site operated on the Tor network for a long time, and it seemed that law enforcement would never be able to unmask its visitors. They did...