(The memo and following discussion does not constitute legal advice. Like the other blogs in our dark web series, our primary reference is the Department of Justice’s Cyber Security Unit guidance to the private sector on gathering cyberthreat intelligence in dark marketplaces. Often these activities may necessitate access to online forums where criminal activity is discussed or carried out.
For the purposes of this post, we are going to address some gray areas of using the dark web in the context of threat intelligence gathering, security research or other online investigations. When discussing what not to do on the dark web, intentionally malicious or criminal activity goes without saying. Avoid a world of trouble by following these four simple recommendations of what not to do on the dark web during online investigations.