What is behind the mysterious “deep Internet” – The Chronicle of Today (press release) (Registration) (blog)

 The deep Internet or “Deep Web” that great virtual space that escapes the control of conventional search engines and it would be about 400 times larger than the visible hides a world of activities seeking anonymity while increasing illegal, according to a report cybersecurity experts. See Also 55.3 million Mexicans, connected to the Internet: consultancy
 

 Hence, it is an ideal environment for criminal activities and to avoid being controlled dissidents. See Also Citizens Rights on the Internet
 

 More than 25 percent of Internet links between the hidden and the visible with the purpose of child exploitation and pornography, according to a recent report from Trend Micro called “Below the surface: exploring the Deep Web” (Below the Surface: Exploring the Deep Web).
 

 Another point of interest is the price of $ 180,000 for killing a personality or politician who offer websites cybercriminals groups in this deep internet.
 

 For information on the “Deep Web” apparently impregnable, Trend Micro researchers used their system called Deep Web Analyzer (Dewa).
 

 Dewa collects URLs linked to Deep Web, including Tor and I2P sites hidden resource identifiers Freenet, trying to extract relevant information related to them as page content, links, email addresses, HTTP headers, and so on .
 

 This system also alerts when traffic increases much hidden services and the number of sites, which is especially useful when new families of “malware”, or malicious code hidden cybercriminals using the Tor network services are sought to hide the most permanent parts its infrastructure.
 

 Soft drugs, especially cannabis, more goods are exchanged in this hidden internet, followed by pharmaceuticals such as Ritalin and Xanax, hard drugs, and even pirates and accounts online games.
 

 32% of goods sold in the fifteen stores “top” or more important in the “Deep Web” is related to cannabis; the asking price to get US citizenship in specialized sites create passports is $ 5,900.
 

 Buying a stolen account eBay or PayPal in one of the shops that sell the “Deep Web” costs a hundred euros (about $ 110); 34% of URLs or addresses containing “malware” visible on the web (for the surfer usual foot) has deep connections to the Internet.
 

 Analyst David Sancho, threat researcher at Trend Micro in the area of ​​”Deep Web” explained that, when speaking of the volume of activity in the Deep Web not only takes into account the number of pages hosted but their number hidden services. Eg servers, control centers botnets (networks of zombie computers), etc.
 

 The latter also serve to disseminate information illegally or prohibited profile as related to pornography, child exploitation and abuse or terrorism, they are also used to sell goods and services outside the law (sale of weapons or drugs and services as “hacking” or hacking and murder).
 

 In his opinion, the “Deep Web” is becoming “more popular” for both users seeking access to illegal or prohibited alegal in their respective jurisdictions, as for attackers command centers that host content attacks.
 

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