COVID-19 & DARKNET MARKETS

We monitor the effects of COVID-19 on illicit online trade by analysing dozens of Dark Web Marketplaces

Decentralised trades around dark web marketplaces were resilient to COVID-19

In our recent work we have shown that dark web marketplaces (DWMs) are online platforms that promote the emergence of direct user-to-user (U2U) pairs. That is, some users of the same DWM interact directly among themselves, without using a DWM as inte...

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Decentralised trades around dark web marketplaces were resilient to COVID-19

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Overall impact of COVID-19 on DWMs

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Sharp increase in COVID-19 vaccines on dark markets

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COVID-19 vaccines are continuously offered on dark markets

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Dark markets are offering COVID-19 vaccines and proofs of vaccination: a threat to the ongoing vaccination campaign

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COVID-19 did not stop illicit trades: dark markets hit a new record

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Our first report published on EPJ Data Science: “Dark Web Marketplaces and COVID-19: before the vaccine”

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Hundreds of COVID-19 related products found in dark markets due to shortages in the traditional economy

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How to fraudulently receive COVID-19 relief funds: guides are available on dark markets

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COVID-19 vaccine on dark markets, a threat to public health

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Scam? Cure? Vaccinate? DWMs are here to help

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COVID-19 related medicines on dark markets

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The offer of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on dark markets

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The widespread impact of COVID-19 on dark markets

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What's a dark market?

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The research presented in the website is supported by the "COVID-19: Monitoring the effects of the pandemic on illicit online trade" project funded by the ESRC. Content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) unless otherwise specified in single posts.