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Combating Crime on the Dark Web

You're reading from   Combating Crime on the Dark Web Learn how to access the dark web safely and not fall victim to cybercrime

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803234984
Length 138 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Introduction to Cybercrime and Dark Web’s History
2. Chapter 1: An Introduction to Cybercrime FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: An Introduction to the Dark Web 4. Part 2:The Dark Web’s Ecosystem and Major Crimes
5. Chapter 3: Drug Markets on the Dark Web 6. Chapter 4: Child Pornography on the Dark Web 7. Chapter 5: Human Trafficking on the Dark Web 8. Chapter 6: Cyberterrorism on the Dark Web 9. Part 3:Efforts to Combat Crimes on the Dark Web
10. Chapter 7: Efforts for Combating Crime on the Dark Web 11. Chapter 8: System for Combating Crime on the Dark Web 12. Chapter 9: Discussion and Evaluation 13. Index 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

The use of cryptocurrencies on the Dark Web

An anonymous digital currency has been a concept since at least 2008. The domain name bitcoin.org was registered on August 18, 2008. An article titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System appeared later that year, on October 31, posted to a cryptography mailing list. A P2P network can be used to construct a system for electronic transactions without depending on a central authority, according to a paper written by a person using the supposed pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The first Bitcoins were mined by Nakamoto on January 3, 2009, giving rise to the Bitcoin (BTC) technology (Bernard and Kay, 2021).

Introduction to cryptocurrencies

One of the most lasting mysteries of Bitcoin is the real identity of its founder. Over the years, several people have said that it is Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin’s founder remains unknown until this day, and little is known about him. It is believed that his last email communication was in April...

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