This is a list of resources for anyone interested in learning more about the "dark" side of the internet, sometimes called the Dark Web or the Dark Net. I'll refer to is as the Dark Web, as it is the term most often used.
The Dark Web is best understood as a set of secure protocols, methods and systems used to communicate and share information anonymously.
On the Dark Web privacy is the default, unlike the traditional Web (or "clearnet" as it is referred to on the dark side).
I am happy to get feedback or suggestions for additional content for this page. Please email me!
The good and bad of the Dark Web
The collective dynamics of Dark Web Marketplaces
A 2017 study of the kinds of sites on the Dark Web
Article about the use of cryptocurrencies on the Dark Web
2019 report on the size of the Dark Web
2015 article by James Comey on encryption
2019 Europol article about buying stuff on the Dark Web
2018 report on the "cyber services" facilitated by the Dark Web
2019 Recorded Future report on the Dark Web
Dynamic stats on the Tor Network
A visualization map of the Tor Network (note the disclaimer)
Hunchly Dark Web Hidden Services Archive
Accessing Onion sites without Tor (be careful, no IP hiding here)
The Hidden Wiki (also available on the clearnet at https://thehiddenwiki.org/)
The CIA (yes, that one)
Installing I2P in Ubuntu from the command line:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:i2p-maintainers/i2p
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install i2p
i2prouter start
go to Firefox and set manual proxy for 127.0.0.1 to port 4444
browse to http://127.0.0.1:7657/home
i2prouter stop (when done)
Identiguy's meta list of I2P sites
Startpage (a good privacy preserving search engine)
Excellent blog post on op sec for cybersecurity investigators/ technicians
Check your browser's anonymity posture
Understand what may or may not leak from a Tor session
Inteltechniques workbook on removing yourself from the internet
Dutch osintguy "opt out" guide
Darknet Markets Guide (this link may die, if so email me)
2017 article on how much information is sold for on the Dark Web
Rufus (create bootable USB drives)