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Darknet danger: Organs, murder, credit card info all for sale on Internet's underbelly
A new identity, a life-saving kidney, credit card numbers or even the murder of a troublesome business partner are all a few clicks away on the so-called “darknet,” the seedy underbelly of the Internet that search engines don’t plumb and most people never surf.
While what’s for sale on the Wild West of the web has always been disturbing, tech experts from around the world attending the 2015 RSA Conference in San Francisco this week said the transactions on the darknet are increasingly alarming, and they are doing what they can to stop abuses and protect consumers and clients.
A new identity, a life-saving kidney, credit card numbers or even the murder of a troublesome business partner are all a few clicks away on the so-called “darknet,” the seedy underbelly of the Internet that search engines don’t plumb and most people never surf.
While what’s for sale on the Wild West of the web has always been disturbing, tech experts from around the world attending the 2015 RSA Conference in San Francisco this week said the transactions on the darknet are increasingly alarming, and they are doing what they can to stop abuses and protect consumers and clients.
Don't worry. You or your kids can't accidentally stumble onto the "DarkNet." Accessing it requires special software, such as the "Google of the DarkNet," OWL. A Fox News reporter used it to search "hit men" and got 700,000 returns. Wow. Scary stuff.
