12 DISTURBING FACTS ABOUT THE DEEP WEB

#1 The Deep Web

The Deep Web is online content not indexed or catalogued.It contains 7,500 terabytes of information,compared to the 19 terabytes of the surface web.

#2 Invisible Web,Undernet,Dark Web

Other names for the Deep Web are :
Invisible Web,Undernet & Dark Web.

96% of the internet is beyond search engines such as Google and Bing.

#3 Fraudsters

A security blogger was targeted for trying to expose credit card fraudsters hiding in the deep web.They sent a gram of heroin and a SWAT team to his home.

#4 TOR

The Deep Web can be accessed via the Software TOR,which allows users anonymity.

It gets 80 percent of its budget from the US Government and the rest comes from Swedish Government and other groups.

#5 Black Market

The Deep Web black market place,Silk Road,allows user to buy drugs and other goods.The site was involved in $1.2billion worth of transactions,making 80$ million in commissions.

#6 BITCOIN

Of course, there’s no cash or check exchanged over the deep web. To exchange goods, you need to use bitcoin — but you knew this already.

Bitcoin is a dominant currency of Deep Web.Its creator goes by the Alias “Satoshi Nakamoto”, which is Japanese for “thinking clearly inside the foundation”

#7 Fake Identification

People can purchase fake identification too. An American passports would set you back 700 Euros, or 973.91 USD.

#8 Javascript

Clicking on a wrong link (with JavaScript enabled on your browser) can mean the end of your life (not really). A JavaScript exploit can be used to upload malware into the user’s computer — meaning a keylogger can be installed without your knowledge and your passwords will be compromised.

#9 Activists communication

Activists communicated in Deep Web to organize the Arab Spring Revolution.
Edward Snowden also used it to leak files of NSA’s mass surveillance programs.

#10 Cicada 3301

Cicada 3301 is a treasure hunt that emerged in 2012,taking players into the Deep Web.
Puzzles focused on code breaking,leading to theories that it’s recruiting tools for government agencies.

#11 Al Qaeda Message

The US intercepted Al-Qaeda messages on the deep web,leading to closure of 22 U.S embassies.It’s is estimated that more than 50,000 extremist website exist on the Deep Web.

#12 Hitmen

Services such as hitmen for hire and arms dealers are available on the Deep Web.