Evolution of dark web threat analysis and detection: A systematic approach

S Nazah, S Huda, J Abawajy, MM Hassan - Ieee Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dark Web is one of the most challenging and untraceable mediums adopted by the cyber
criminals, terrorists, and state-sponsored spies to fulfil their illicit motives. Cyber-crimes …

Sex, drugs, and bitcoin: How much illegal activity is financed through cryptocurrencies?

S Foley, JR Karlsen, TJ Putniņš - The Review of Financial …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Cryptocurrencies are among the largest unregulated markets in the world. We find that
approximately one-quarter of bitcoin users are involved in illegal activity. We estimate that …

The opioid epidemic: a central role for the blood brain barrier in opioid analgesia and abuse

CP Schaefer, ME Tome, TP Davis - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2017 - Springer
Opioids are currently the primary treatment method used to manage both acute and chronic
pain. In the past two to three decades, there has been a surge in the use, abuse and misuse …

Everything you always wanted to know about drug cryptomarkets*(* but were afraid to ask)

MJ Barratt, J Aldridge - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
For some drug policy scholars, including us, the online marketplace Silk Road and its
successors are inherently fascinating. When we first discovered Silk Road in 2011, on …

Safer scoring? Cryptomarkets, social supply and drug market violence

MJ Barratt, JA Ferris, AR Winstock - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Cryptomarkets are digital platforms that use anonymising software (eg Tor) and
cryptocurrencies (eg Bitcoin) to facilitate trade of goods and services, most notably illicit …

Trends in use of prescription stimulants in the United States and Territories, 2006 to 2016

BJ Piper, CL Ogden, OM Simoyan, DY Chung… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Stimulants are considered the first-line treatment for Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the US and they are used in other indications. Stimulants …

Global drivers of cryptocurrency infrastructure adoption

E Saiedi, A Broström, F Ruiz - Small Business Economics, 2021 - Springer
A vast digital ecosystem of entrepreneurship and exchange has sprung up with Bitcoin's
digital infrastructure at its core. We explore the worldwide spread of infrastructure necessary …

Selling drugs on darkweb cryptomarkets: differentiated pathways, risks and rewards

J Martin, R Munksgaard, R Coomber… - The British Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Cryptomarkets, anonymous online markets where illicit drugs are exchanged, have operated
since 2011, yet there is a dearth of knowledge on why people use these platforms to sell …

Cyber warfare threat categorization on cps by dark web terrorist

V Mahor, R Rawat, A Kumar… - 2021 IEEE 4th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) also referred as Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) as
critical elements, expected to play a key role in Industry 4.0 and always been vulnerable to …

Order without law: Reputation promotes cooperation in a cryptomarket for illegal drugs

W Przepiorka, L Norbutas… - European Sociological …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The emergence of large-scale cooperation in humans poses a major puzzle for the social
and behavioural sciences. Reputation formation—individuals' ability to share information …