The dark web is a shadow area hidden in the depths of the Internet,which is difficult to access through common search engines.Because of its anonymity,the dark web has gradually become a hotbed for a variety of cyber-...The dark web is a shadow area hidden in the depths of the Internet,which is difficult to access through common search engines.Because of its anonymity,the dark web has gradually become a hotbed for a variety of cyber-crimes.Although some research based on machine learning or deep learning has been shown to be effective in the task of analyzing dark web traffic in recent years,there are still pain points such as low accuracy,insufficient real-time performance,and limited application scenarios.Aiming at the difficulties faced by the existing automated dark web traffic analysis methods,a novel method named Dark-Forest to analyze the behavior of dark web traffic is proposed.In this method,firstly,particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to filter the redundant features of dark web traffic data,which can effectively shorten the training and inference time of the model to meet the realtime requirements of dark web detection task.Then,the selected features of traffic are analyzed and classified using the DeepForest model as a backbone classifier.The comparison experiment with the current mainstream methods shows that Dark-Forest takes into account the advantages of statistical machine learning and deep learning,and achieves an accuracy rate of 87.84%.This method not only outperforms baseline methods such as Random Forest,MLP,CNN,and the original DeepForest in both large-scale and small-scale dataset based learning tasks,but also can detect normal network traffic,tunnel network traffic and anonymous network traffic,which may close the gap between different network traffic analysis tasks.Thus,it has a wider application scenario and higher practical value.展开更多
The Internet as the whole is a network of multiple computer networks and their massive infrastructure. The web is made up of accessible websites through search engines such as Google, Firefox, etc. and it is known as ...The Internet as the whole is a network of multiple computer networks and their massive infrastructure. The web is made up of accessible websites through search engines such as Google, Firefox, etc. and it is known as the Surface Web. The Internet is segmented further in the Deep Web—the content that it is not indexed and cannot access by traditional search engines. Dark Web considers a segment of the Deep Web. It accesses through TOR. Actors within Dark Web websites are anonymous and hidden. Anonymity, privacy and the possibility of non-detection are three factors that are provided by special browser such as TOR and I2P. In this paper, we are going to discuss and provide results about the influence of the Dark Web in different spheres of society. It is given the number of daily anonymous users of the Dark Web (using TOR) in Kosovo as well as in the whole world for a period of time. The influence of hidden services websites is shown and results are gathered from Ahimia and Onion City Dark Web’s search engines. The anonymity is not completely verified on the Dark Web. TOR dedicates to it and has intended to provide anonymous activities. Here are given results about reporting the number of users and in which place(s) they are. The calculation is based on IP addresses according to country codes from where comes the access to them and report numbers in aggregate form. In this way, indirect are represented the Dark Web users. The number of users in anonymous networks on the Dark Web is another key element that is resulted. In such networks, users are calculated through the client requests of directories (by TOR metrics) and the relay list is updated. Indirectly, the number of users is calculated for the anonymous networks.展开更多
We propose that the trapped antimatter in super massive black hole ergoregions acts as detonators that triggers black hole to white hole transitions creating huge BHs explosions that generate BH spray that acts as see...We propose that the trapped antimatter in super massive black hole ergoregions acts as detonators that triggers black hole to white hole transitions creating huge BHs explosions that generate BH spray that acts as seeds for new galaxies creation. We propose that by mapping and simulating the cosmic web structure, it may be possible to learn if the universe was created in a single big bang that started a single chain of BH explosions mini-creation event cycles, or alternatively, the BH explosions mini-creation event cycles are uncorrelated spacelike events, and the universe had no single primeval atom beginning. .展开更多
The ubiquitous nature of the internet has made it easier for criminals to carry out illegal activities online.The sale of illegal firearms and weaponry on dark web cryptomarkets is one such example of it.To aid the la...The ubiquitous nature of the internet has made it easier for criminals to carry out illegal activities online.The sale of illegal firearms and weaponry on dark web cryptomarkets is one such example of it.To aid the law enforcement agencies in curbing the illicit trade of firearms on cryptomarkets,this paper has proposed an automated technique employing ensemble machine learning models to detect the firearms listings on cryptomarkets.In this work,we have used partof-speech(PoS)tagged features in conjunction with n-gram models to construct the feature set for the ensemble model.We studied the effectiveness of the proposed features in the performance of the classification model and the relative change in the dimensionality of the feature set.The experiments and evaluations are performed on the data belonging to the three popular cryptomarkets on the Tor dark web from a publicly available dataset.The prediction of the classification model can be utilized to identify the key vendors in the ecosystem of the illegal trade of firearms.This information can then be used by law enforcement agencies to bust firearm trafficking on the dark web.展开更多
The Tor dark web network has been reported to provide a breeding ground for criminals and fraudsters who are exploiting the vulnerabilities in the network to carry out illicit and unethical activities.The network has ...The Tor dark web network has been reported to provide a breeding ground for criminals and fraudsters who are exploiting the vulnerabilities in the network to carry out illicit and unethical activities.The network has unfortunately become a means to perpetuate crimes like illegal drugs and firearm trafficking,violence and terrorist activities among others.The government and law enforcement agencies are working relentlessly to control the misuse of Tor network.This is a study in the similar league,with an attempt to suggest a link-based ranking technique to rank and identify the influential hidden services in the Tor dark web.The proposed method considers the extent of connectivity to the surface web services and values of the centrality metrics of a hidden service in the web graph for ranking.The modified PageRank algorithm is used to obtain the overall rankings of the hidden services in the dataset.Several graph metrics were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed technique with other commonly known ranking procedures in literature.The proposed ranking technique is shown to produce good results in identifying the influential domains in the tor network.展开更多
基金funded by Henan Provincial Key R&D and Promotion Special Project(Science and Technology Tackling)(212102210165)National Social Science Foun-dation Key Project(20AZD114)+1 种基金Henan Provincial Higher Education Key Research Project Program(20B520008)Public Security Behavior Scientific Research and Technological Innovation Project of the Chinese People’s Public Security University(2020SYS08).
文摘The dark web is a shadow area hidden in the depths of the Internet,which is difficult to access through common search engines.Because of its anonymity,the dark web has gradually become a hotbed for a variety of cyber-crimes.Although some research based on machine learning or deep learning has been shown to be effective in the task of analyzing dark web traffic in recent years,there are still pain points such as low accuracy,insufficient real-time performance,and limited application scenarios.Aiming at the difficulties faced by the existing automated dark web traffic analysis methods,a novel method named Dark-Forest to analyze the behavior of dark web traffic is proposed.In this method,firstly,particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to filter the redundant features of dark web traffic data,which can effectively shorten the training and inference time of the model to meet the realtime requirements of dark web detection task.Then,the selected features of traffic are analyzed and classified using the DeepForest model as a backbone classifier.The comparison experiment with the current mainstream methods shows that Dark-Forest takes into account the advantages of statistical machine learning and deep learning,and achieves an accuracy rate of 87.84%.This method not only outperforms baseline methods such as Random Forest,MLP,CNN,and the original DeepForest in both large-scale and small-scale dataset based learning tasks,but also can detect normal network traffic,tunnel network traffic and anonymous network traffic,which may close the gap between different network traffic analysis tasks.Thus,it has a wider application scenario and higher practical value.
文摘The Internet as the whole is a network of multiple computer networks and their massive infrastructure. The web is made up of accessible websites through search engines such as Google, Firefox, etc. and it is known as the Surface Web. The Internet is segmented further in the Deep Web—the content that it is not indexed and cannot access by traditional search engines. Dark Web considers a segment of the Deep Web. It accesses through TOR. Actors within Dark Web websites are anonymous and hidden. Anonymity, privacy and the possibility of non-detection are three factors that are provided by special browser such as TOR and I2P. In this paper, we are going to discuss and provide results about the influence of the Dark Web in different spheres of society. It is given the number of daily anonymous users of the Dark Web (using TOR) in Kosovo as well as in the whole world for a period of time. The influence of hidden services websites is shown and results are gathered from Ahimia and Onion City Dark Web’s search engines. The anonymity is not completely verified on the Dark Web. TOR dedicates to it and has intended to provide anonymous activities. Here are given results about reporting the number of users and in which place(s) they are. The calculation is based on IP addresses according to country codes from where comes the access to them and report numbers in aggregate form. In this way, indirect are represented the Dark Web users. The number of users in anonymous networks on the Dark Web is another key element that is resulted. In such networks, users are calculated through the client requests of directories (by TOR metrics) and the relay list is updated. Indirectly, the number of users is calculated for the anonymous networks.
文摘We propose that the trapped antimatter in super massive black hole ergoregions acts as detonators that triggers black hole to white hole transitions creating huge BHs explosions that generate BH spray that acts as seeds for new galaxies creation. We propose that by mapping and simulating the cosmic web structure, it may be possible to learn if the universe was created in a single big bang that started a single chain of BH explosions mini-creation event cycles, or alternatively, the BH explosions mini-creation event cycles are uncorrelated spacelike events, and the universe had no single primeval atom beginning. .
基金Funding for this study is received from the Taif University Research Supporting Projects at Taif University,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under Grant No.TURSP-2020/254.
文摘The ubiquitous nature of the internet has made it easier for criminals to carry out illegal activities online.The sale of illegal firearms and weaponry on dark web cryptomarkets is one such example of it.To aid the law enforcement agencies in curbing the illicit trade of firearms on cryptomarkets,this paper has proposed an automated technique employing ensemble machine learning models to detect the firearms listings on cryptomarkets.In this work,we have used partof-speech(PoS)tagged features in conjunction with n-gram models to construct the feature set for the ensemble model.We studied the effectiveness of the proposed features in the performance of the classification model and the relative change in the dimensionality of the feature set.The experiments and evaluations are performed on the data belonging to the three popular cryptomarkets on the Tor dark web from a publicly available dataset.The prediction of the classification model can be utilized to identify the key vendors in the ecosystem of the illegal trade of firearms.This information can then be used by law enforcement agencies to bust firearm trafficking on the dark web.
基金supported by Taif University Researchers Supporting Project Number(TURSP-2020/231),Taif University,Taif,Saudi Arabia.
文摘The Tor dark web network has been reported to provide a breeding ground for criminals and fraudsters who are exploiting the vulnerabilities in the network to carry out illicit and unethical activities.The network has unfortunately become a means to perpetuate crimes like illegal drugs and firearm trafficking,violence and terrorist activities among others.The government and law enforcement agencies are working relentlessly to control the misuse of Tor network.This is a study in the similar league,with an attempt to suggest a link-based ranking technique to rank and identify the influential hidden services in the Tor dark web.The proposed method considers the extent of connectivity to the surface web services and values of the centrality metrics of a hidden service in the web graph for ranking.The modified PageRank algorithm is used to obtain the overall rankings of the hidden services in the dataset.Several graph metrics were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed technique with other commonly known ranking procedures in literature.The proposed ranking technique is shown to produce good results in identifying the influential domains in the tor network.
