The Dark Web Is Real—And Worse Than You Think

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The “dark web” isn’t some mysterious separate network. It’s part of the same internet you and I use—only hidden beneath the surface.

 

Imagine the internet as a cave:

 

The surface web is the sunlit mouth of the cave—Google, Amazon, social media.

The deep web is deeper in—your medical records, your bank accounts, the places protected by passwords.

And then there’s the dark web, the black abyss where the worst of humanity thrives.

Eric described “markets” where you can buy anything—hacked identities, ransomware software, even human beings.

 

Yes, he said that. Human trafficking markets where you can “bid” on victims and even download PDF instructions on how to build a soundproof dungeon.

 

It sounds like dystopian fiction. It isn’t. It’s happening today. And millions of people access it every year.

 

The Rise of the Cybercrime Cartels

Eric told me about LockBit—a Russian ransomware syndicate that attacked a humanitarian NGO working in Ukraine. They demanded $5 million to avoid releasing sensitive refugee data.

 

They even called Eric directly. The hacker had his personal number, scraped from stolen files.

 

“Just get them to pay,” the hacker said. “They’ve got insurance.”

 

Then there’s Scattered Spider, the group that shut down MGM Resorts in Vegas.

 

They didn’t hack firewalls. They picked up the phone, pretended to be MGM IT staff, and convinced another employee to reset passwords.

 

Ten minutes later, every casino was offline—elevators frozen, keycards failing, slot machines dark. MGM lost hundreds of millions.

 

But it gets worse…

By James A.

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