A new identity, a life-saving kidney, credit card numbers or even the murder of a troublesome business partner are all a few clicks away on the so-called “darknet,” the seedy underbelly of the ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. The internet is much more than just the publicly available, Google-able web services most online users frequent—and that's good for free ...

This article first appeared on RollingStone.com. On July 15th in Pittsburgh, David J. Hickton, a gray-haired U.S. attorney in a crisp dark suit, stepped out before an American flag to announce the ...

Surfing the darknet — the part of the internet that lies beyond a normal web browser's reach, and is a haven for an astonishing amount of criminal commerce — has never been easier, or more popular.

How much is a human life worth? If you ask folks on the Darknet, the answer could be as little as a nickel—when ordered in bulk, that is. Orders for identities in packages of up to 100 could cost as ...

It can take 30 seconds to load just one webpage on the Darknet. There are only between 200,000 and 400,000 sites in it, but good luck finding the one you want when the only things that remotely ...

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia has charged two Costa Rican residents for illegally selling opioids on the darknet. Originally from the United States, David Brian Pate is a darknet ...

With the proliferation of shadowy black markets on the so-called “darknet” — hidden crime bazaars that can only be accessed through special software that obscures one’s true location online — it has ...

James Martin receives funding from the Australian Institute of Criminology and the National Health and Medical Research Council. These dealings have once again focused public attention on this ...