darknet
Encrypted online underworld
The darknet is a part of the internet accessible only through specialized software, most commonly the Tor browser.
It hosts websites with .onion addresses that don't appear in standard search engines.
While the darknet enables anonymous communication for journalists and dissidents, it's better known for illegal marketplaces selling drugs, stolen data, and weapons: The FBI shut down a major darknet drug marketplace.
Anonymous routing network
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- privacyFreedom from observation
- pseudonymityState of using aliases
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
whistleblower · dissident · activism · secrecy · incognito · clandestine · covert · unidentified
Harmful computer programs
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- botnetRemotely controlled infected computers
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
breach · hacking · booter · RAT · keylogger · backdoor · intrusion · APT
Pungent layered bulb
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- nodeConnection point in networks
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
encryption · protocol · network · routing · tunneling · VPN · proxy · obfuscation
Tor
Anonymous routing network
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- privacyFreedom from observation
- pseudonymityState of using aliases
untraceable · whistleblower · dissident · activism · secrecy · incognito · clandestine · covert · unidentified · relay
malware
Harmful computer programs
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- botnetRemotely controlled infected computers
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
vulnerability · breach · hacking · booter · RAT · keylogger · backdoor · intrusion · APT · cybercrime
onion
Pungent layered bulb
bridge · encryption · protocol · network · routing · tunneling · VPN · proxy · obfuscation · fingerprinting
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- illicitProhibited by law
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
weapons · carding · fraud · escrow · vendor · listing · cryptocurrency · Bitcoin · tumbler · mixer
- dark webdark web, dark markets, anonymous browsing, tunneling, Hydra
- Hacker Slanghack, pwned, leet, n00b, exploit
- Cypherpunkcypherpunks, cryptography, privacy, anonymity, encryption
- VPNsVPN client, VPN router, private network, tunneling, Nebula