Searching the TOR Network – Quick Guide

How to Access Onion Sites

TOR Browser – Specially designed browser, configured to access and navigate the TOR network.

▪ https://torproject.org/download

Tor2Web Gateways – Use the following gateways to access Onion sites on the clear web. Proceed with extreme caution. (Example: http://pwndb2am4tzkvold.onion.casa)

▪ .to ▪ .casa ▪ .link ▪ .direct

How to Identify Onion Sites

Start on clear web – Use the following resources to identify dark websites with relevant content. ▪ Google the topic ▪ https://www.reddit.com/r/onion ▪ https://www.reddit.com/r/deepweb ▪ Dark web mentions on Twitter

Hunch.ly – This is a dark web research group where users can find daily lists of active Onion sites. Hunchly provides detailed descriptions of each site.

Darksearch.io – Dark web search engine to search Onion sites. This search engine has web-crawlers surfing the dark web 24/7. It allows users to access sites without a TOR browser.

iaca-darkweb-tools.com – International Anti-Crime Academy (IACA) Dark Web Investigation Support. IACA allows users to search active market-places and social media sites. This tool lets the user search numerous dark web search engines all at once. Users can search dark web pastebins, directories, and forums.

Useful Onion Sites

http://pwndb2am4tzkvold.onion – Search for compromised credentials (email addresses and clear text passwords) associated with your organization. Includes reverse password searching as well. doxbinjs77uawbbl.onion – Search updated database of doxed individuals to ensure your corporate executives don’t fall victim. http://intel2iy3ky6hegf.onion/Databases.html – List of compromised and exposed databases to ensure your organization’s databases have not been exposed.

Fun Onion Sites from ILTACON19 Session http://aqpx3jotj67poh5z.onion – The Happy unicorn http://upshopenujnuken2.onion – Purchase Nukes (Satire site) https://www.facebookcorewwwi.onion – Facebook on the Darkweb

How to Report Illegal Darkweb Sites https://report.cybertip.org – While on the TOR network, if you encounter any illegal content, report it immediately on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children website.

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