Dark Web: Internet has made people’s life easier than before. Today the whole world is limited to smartphones. Internet has played a major role in boosting the economy of the state, country and even the world. With the advent of internet, the way of working changed and many new startups also came in the market. On one hand, where things became easier and better for the people with the advent of internet, on the other hand, many difficulties have also increased.
Due to the internet, the cases of fraud have started increasing rapidly. By trapping people in their net, hackers are taking away their years of hard work. All of you must have heard or read somewhere about the dark web or the black world of the Internet. Today, through this article, know what is the black world of internet and what work is done here and who uses it.
what is dark web
Dark web is that world of internet where you cannot reach through your browser. In fact, the browser we all use to access the world of the Internet is only 4% of it. That is, the remaining 96% is the dark web or the black world of the Internet. The internet that we access everyday from a normal web browser is called Open Web or Surface Web. It is not easy to reach the dark web and even if you reach here then it is difficult for you to avoid hackers. You need a special type of browser to use the dark web.
open bids
In this black world of internet people’s data is openly sold and bought. In dark web you get all the information which is not indexed on normal search engine. In this web, website information, personal data of people, information of banks etc. many important things are bought and sold.
Hackers charge the price of data in the dark web according to its value. Here hackers first show some things to the people as a sample. All of you must be hearing such news every day where it is told that the data of crores of people has been hacked and the hackers are ready to compromise. All this is done on this dark web.
How did the dark web start?
According to information, America started the dark web in the 90s. Actually, America had created the dark web so that it could give intelligence to its agents around the world. Then there were less people in it due to which there was a danger of leaking of secret information. That’s why the dark web was opened to the general public to make Anonymity (identity secret). Due to this, there is no danger of leaking of secret information and it is also not known who has shared what information.
Don’t do surfing on dark web even by mistake
Traveling on the dark web can get you in trouble. Actually, the security agencies of every country always keep an eye on the dark web. If you visit it continuously or do any activity then you can be tracked. On the other hand, if you remain on the dark web regularly, then there may be a malware attack on your device and you may become a victim of hacking. It will happen that someone else will make the mistake and you will be trapped.
Who uses the dark web
Dark web contains all the illegal work which cannot be done on the open web. In simple language, you should understand that all the illegal work done through internet is done on dark web only. There is no regulation or restriction on the content in the dark web. It is mostly used by hackers, fraudsters or people working illegally. Not only this, this web is also used to expose the scams of the government. You can also get useful things on the dark web.
dark web is not illegal
Even if illegal work is done on the dark web, it is not illegal. That means anyone can use it. But keep in mind, if you use it for wrong things, you can get into legal trouble.
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