• Gayatri Tawade
• Amey Narvekar
• Supriya Prajapati
• Kartik Tandekar
• Nilakshi Jain

The internet offers anonymity through VPNs and onion routing. The Dark Web is a content that provides anonymity through technologies like traffic encryption, obfuscation, and forwarding. These mechanisms make it easy for cybercriminals to use illegal functionalities of the dark web and commit cybercrimes, which pose a threat to global security. Hackers now share information online about their cyber-attack plans, making the dark web accessible to a wider population. While this trend creates a vast amount of malware, it also provides intelligence for defenders to prepare for possible attacks. The combination of payment mechanisms, cryptocurrencies, and trust systems, together with the success of Tor's anonymity properties, has made marketplaces more attractive and resilient to hostile actions. However, law enforcement struggles with knowledge barriers and jurisdictional problems when apprehending perpetrators. This paper aims to analyze the mechanisms that the dark web uses to provide anonymity, its role in protecting criminals and allowing illegal marketplaces, and the different strategies that law enforcement has adopted to combat internet crime.

"Research on Dark Web: Human Trafficking and Drugs", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.n642-n649, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305D87.pdf

"Research on Dark Web: Human Trafficking and Drugs", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppn642-n649, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305D87.pdf