It's the section of the internet that is unknown to the vast
majority of people. The Dark Web is a network of websites and
servers that use encryption in an attempt to keep their activities
secret. It isn't indexed by search engines but it's where
fraudsters buy drugs, guns, credit card details and personal
information. In fact, when researchers at King's College,
London, looked at the contents of nearly 3,000 sites on the Dark
Web, they discovered that 57 per cent were hosting illicit
material.
While the Silk Road, one of the best-known aspects of the Dark
Web, is used by drug dealers and their clients, financial data is
one of the most common forms of personal information sold and
bought by fraudsters on Dark Web generally, while login details are
also highly sought after. These can be used to access sensitive
information on corporate sites as well as personal bank accounts.
Information ends up on the Dark Web through sources such as data
breaches, phishing or
