Download This PaperHidden Platforms for Cybercrime: Experiences Investigating Darknet Services
Ball, M. & R. Broadhurst, Hidden platforms for cybercrime: Experiences investigating darknet servicesFieldwork Experiences in Criminology and Security Studies: Methods, Ethics, and Emotions, Antonio Diaz, Cristina del Real and Lorena Molnar (Eds.), Springer Nature: in press. Forthcoming
15 Pages Posted: 10 Mar 2023
Date Written: March 7, 2023
Abstract
This chapter draws on the authors’ experiences investigating Tor onion service darknet markets and forums (i.e., darknet platforms). These experiences highlight the challenges of investigating ‘hidden’ populations in a universe where the scale, diversity and locations of actors and services are unknown. Applying cross-disciplinary techniques adapted from the social and computer sciences, we investigate and describe these darknet platforms and draw trends and key observations about these hidden online subcultures.
Keywords: tor, darknet, qualitative method, ethics
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Roderic Broadhurst (Contact Author)
School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet) ( email )
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200
Australia