Darknet market

A darknet market is a commercial website on the dark web that operates via darknets such as Tor and I2P.^[1]^[2] They function primarily as black markets, selling or brokering transactions involving drugs, cyber-arms,^[3] weapons, counterfeit currency, stolen credit card details,^[4] forged documents, unlicensed pharmaceuticals,^[5] steroids,^[6] and other illicit goods as well as the sale of legal products.^[7] In December 2014, a study by Gareth Owen from the University of Portsmouth suggested the second most popular sites on Tor were darknet markets.^[8]

Following on from the model developed by Silk Road, contemporary markets are characterized by their use of darknet anonymized access (typically Tor), Bitcoin or Monero payment with escrow services, and eBay-like vendor feedback systems.^[9]

^ Bennett, Cory (2015-04-04). "Private 'darknet' markets under "as_sign initially anonymous"siege". Archived from the original on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ DeepDotWeb (2013-10-28). "Updated: List of Dark Net Markets (Tor & I2P)". Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
^ Winder, Davey (21 Apr 2015). "Is this new zero-day dark market the real deal?". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
^ van Hardeveld, Gert Jan; Webber, Craig; O'Hara, Kieron (2017). "Deviating From the Cybercriminal Script: Exploring Tools of Anonymity (Mis)Used by Carders on Cryptomarkets" (PDF). American Behavioral Scientist. 61 (11): 1244–1266. doi:10.1177/0002764217734271. S2CID 149063898. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
^ Whitaker, Ross (14 July 2015). "Why I Had to Buy My Wife's Inhaler on the Dark Web". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ Plenke, Max (18 May 2015). "Inside the Underground Market Where Bodybuilders Find Dangerous, Illegal Steroids". Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^ Bartlett, Jamie (5 October 2014). "Dark net markets: the eBay of drug dealing". Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
^ Mark, Ward (30 December 2014). "Tor's most visited hidden sites host child abuse images". Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference febEMCDDA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[guardian-1] Bennett, Cory (2015-04-04). "Private 'darknet' markets under "as_sign initially anonymous"siege". Archived from the original on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[2] DeepDotWeb (2013-10-28). "Updated: List of Dark Net Markets (Tor & I2P)". Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

[3] Winder, Davey (21 Apr 2015). "Is this new zero-day dark market the real deal?". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

[4] van Hardeveld, Gert Jan; Webber, Craig; O'Hara, Kieron (2017). "Deviating From the Cybercriminal Script: Exploring Tools of Anonymity (Mis)Used by Carders on Cryptomarkets" (PDF). American Behavioral Scientist. 61 (11): 1244–1266. doi:10.1177/0002764217734271. S2CID 149063898. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2020-09-06.

[5] Whitaker, Ross (14 July 2015). "Why I Had to Buy My Wife's Inhaler on the Dark Web". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[6] Plenke, Max (18 May 2015). "Inside the Underground Market Where Bodybuilders Find Dangerous, Illegal Steroids". Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

[7] Bartlett, Jamie (5 October 2014). "Dark net markets: the eBay of drug dealing". Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2008.

[jb-8] Mark, Ward (30 December 2014). "Tor's most visited hidden sites host child abuse images". Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

[febEMCDDA-9] Cite error: The named reference febEMCDDA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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