Nym is still in the development stage, and it's hard to say whether this is a real alternative to Tor, as the developers claim - having to buy crypto tokens may be a deterrent for many people who use Tor today.

Currently new v2 domains can no longer be registered on the Tor network and users can only access existing sites using older versions of the Tor browser, but old v2 domains can still be loaded.

Despite the closure of these cracked-down marketplaces, the trading market space on the dark web appears to continue to thrive as users choose to easily flee to other markets that are still accessible.

Analysts at SOS Intelligence searched the dark web for providers of SS7 exploit services and found that the four surviving sites all claim to offer SMS blocking and spoofing, location tracking, and call blocking and redirection services, but without exception they are all scams.

Money launderers, cyber criminals and terrorists find cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Monero, Ripple and Zcash very convenient when transacting on dark networks such as TOR and Freenet because of their anonymity and untraceability.

The dark web ads say that these certificates will be issued in some Western European countries, and they claim to be able to check these certificates in any official application, such as CovPass, CoviCheck, etc.

The most lasting impact of the White House Market may be that it establishes higher industry standards for operational security and customer service among Dark Web marketplaces, making transactions more difficult to track and providing a smoother experience for online Dark Web users.

We expect that the growing number of data breaches and the increased channels available to cybercriminals to monetize leaked data will lead even more to increased interest and activity in data stolen from the dark web.

The most expensive item on the list is personal attacks, which usually involve defamation, legal damage or financial interference with the attack. Changing school grades is the next most expensive service. All of the hacks require payment up front, although some promise refunds if the hack fails.

Part of the reason cybercriminals are transitioning from the dark web to Telegram is the anonymity offered by the encrypted chat tool, with links to Telegram groups or channels shared within dark web forums jumping from 172,035 the previous year to more than 1 million by 2021.