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    "content": " \n \n\n\n\n \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\tby Amakiri Welekwe\n\n\r\n\t\t\tSeptember 2018\n\nfrom\r\n\t\t\t\nVPNMentor Website\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\nWhat is the \r\n\t\t\tDark Web?\n\r\n\t\t\tYou already know about websites like Wikipedia, Google, Amazon, \r\n\t\t\tYouTube, and Facebook. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nBut they're only a small \r\n\t\t\tpart of the internet. Beyond those popular websites are sites hidden \r\n\t\t\taway and not readily available to the general public. That space is \r\n\t\t\twhere \r\n\t\t\t\nthe Dark Web and the Deep Web exist. \n\r\n\t\t\tThe\r\n\t\t\tDark Web, or Darknet, is a general \r\n\t\t\tterm for a collection of websites on an encrypted network with \r\n\t\t\thidden IP addresses - all of which gives users strong anonymity \r\n\t\t\tprotection. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nBecause they are not \r\n\t\t\tindexed by traditional search engines, you can only access them with \r\n\t\t\tspecial anonymity browsers, such as,\n\n\n\nI2P\n\n\n\nFreenet\n\nthe most \r\n\t\t\tcommon, The Onion Router (TOR) \r\n\t\t\t\t\tbundle\n\nYou can read more about how Tor works \r\n\t\t\t\nhere. \r\n \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\n\nThe Dark Web \r\n\t\t\tis Not the Same as the Deep Web\n\r\n\t\t\tThe Deep Web is all the sites on the web that can't be reached with \r\n\t\t\ta search engine. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nAlthough this includes \r\n\t\t\tsites on the Dark Web, it also includes sites that serve more \r\n\t\t\tmundane functions, such as,\n\nbusiness intranets\n\nwebmail platforms\n\ndatabases\n\nonline banking platforms\n\nservices that \r\n\t\t\t\t\tusually require a password or other means of authentication\n\nThese are found and accessed directly with a URL or IP address, and \r\n\t\t\tare hidden behind firewalls, paywalls and HTML forms. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nBecause all these other \r\n\t\t\tpages are included in the Deep Web, the Deep Web is actually far \r\n\t\t\tmore vast than the regular internet (also known as the Clear Web).\r\n \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\n\nHow to Access \r\n\t\t\tthe Dark Web Safely\n\r\n\t\t\tThe main gateway to the Dark Web is the Tor browser. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nThis is an \r\n\t\t\tencrypted network of volunteer relays around the world through which \r\n\t\t\tusers' internet connections are routed.\n\r\n\t\t\tAlthough the relays are an integral part of what makes Tor \r\n\t\t\tanonymous, they can also lead to slow connections. This is because \r\n\t\t\trather than connecting directly to the server of the website you \r\n\t\t\twant to get to, you first have to go through the relays, which are \r\n\t\t\toften purposely scattered around the globe. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nAlso, since the system is \r\n\t\t\tdecentralized, not all the relays have the same CPU, meaning that \r\n\t\t\twhile some are fast and powerful, others might operate at a snail's \r\n\t\t\tpace.\n\r\n\t\t\tThe easiest way to browse web pages is to download and install the \r\n\t\t\tTor browser bundle. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nTor URLs end in the \r\n\t\t\tsuffix .onion. Unlike .com websites, the URLs are usually complex \r\n\t\t\tand difficult to remember, and websites will often change their URLs \r\n\t\t\tin order to evade detection and \r\n\t\t\t\nDDoS attacks.\n\r\n\t\t\tWhen you're on the Dark Web, ISPs - and by extension, the government \r\n\t\t\t- might not be able to view your activity, but they will know you \r\n\t\t\tare on the Tor Network. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nThis alone is enough to raise eyebrows in \r\n\t\t\tsome countries.\n\r\n\t\t\tThat's why we recommend accessing Tor using a VPN. That way, your \r\n\t\t\tinternet traffic is routed through the VPN before going through the \r\n\t\t\tTor Network and finally reaching its destination. With this method, \r\n\t\t\tyour ISP only sees the encrypted VPN traffic, and won't know you're \r\n\t\t\ton the Tor network.\n\r\n\t\t\tThe major concern with using Tor over a VPN is that it requires you \r\n\t\t\tto trust your VPN provider, as the provider may see that you are \r\n\t\t\tusing Tor. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nTo mitigate this issue, \r\n\t\t\tuse a VPN that does not log your activities, and connect to your VPN\r\n\t\t\tbefore opening the Tor browser.\n\r\n \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\nUse These \r\n\t\t\tSteps as a Guide\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nStep 1 - Get \r\n\t\t\t\tyourself a good VPN service\n\r\n\t\t\t\tThat means one that doesn't keep logs, has no DNS leaks, is \r\n\t\t\t\tfast, is compatible with Tor, and which (preferably) accepts \r\n\t\t\t\tBitcoin as payment. Here are some of the most trustworthy. \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\nIf \r\n\t\t\t\tyou're new \r\n\t\t\t\t\nto VPNs, this \r\n\t\t\t\t\nhandy tutorial will teach you \r\n\t\t\t\teverything you need to know. \n\r\n\t\t\t\tFor this example, we're using the VPN CyberGhost. \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\nOpen the VPN \r\n\t\t\t\tand connect to a server in your chosen location. This will \r\n\t\t\t\tchange your IP address, making it appear as if you're connecting \r\n\t\t\t\tto the web from a different location than your real one. \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\n\n\r\n \n \n\n\nStep 2 - \r\n\t\t\t\tDownload and install the Tor browser bundle\n\r\n\t\t\t\tBefore you do though, check that your VPN is running. Also be \r\n\t\t\t\tsure to download Tor from the official Tor project website. \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t\tOnce it's installed, look for the Tor Browser folder and click \r\n\t\t\t\ton the \"Start Tor Browser\" file inside it.\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t\tA new window will open asking you to either click on the \r\n\t\t\t\t\"Connect\" or \"Configure\" button. Click on the \"Connect\" option \r\n\t\t\t\tto open the browser window. \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\n\n\n\r\n \n\n\n\nStep 3 - Start browsing .onion websites\n\r\n\t\t\t\tWhen you open Tor on your computer, you'll automatically be \r\n\t\t\t\tdirected to the search engine DuckDuckGo. \n \n\nWhile \r\n\t\t\t\t\nDuckDuckGo is \r\n\t\t\t\tdesigned to provide extra privacy and encryption while searching \r\n\t\t\t\tthe web, you shouldn't think of it as the dark web version of \r\n\t\t\t\tGoogle.\n\r\n\t\t\t\tThat's because even in Tor, DuckDuckGo searches the clear web. \r\n\t\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\nThat means if you do a keyword search, you're results are going \r\n\t\t\t\tto be basically the same as what you would find on the regular \r\n\t\t\t\tinternet.\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\r\n\t\t\tFortunately, there are Dark Web search engines that will bring you \r\n\t\t\tto .onion sites. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nThese include:\n\nWelcome to Dark \r\n\t\t\t\t\tWeb Links (http://bznjtqphs2lp4xdd.onion/)\n\nCandle (http://gjobqjj7wyczbqie.onion/)\n\nnot Evil (http://hss3uro2hsxfogfq.onion/)\n\nJust make sure to always \r\n\t\t\tturn on your VPN before opening Tor and starting a web surfing \r\n\t\t\tsession.\r\n \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nThe Dark Web Isn't \r\n\t\t\tJust for Criminals\n\r\n\t\t\tThe anonymity provided by the Dark Web is certainly attractive to \r\n\t\t\tthose looking to buy or sell illegal goods such as drugs, weapons, \r\n\t\t\tor stolen data.\n\r\n\t\t\tBut there are also legitimate reasons for using the Dark Web. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nIn past years it has \r\n\t\t\tgained popularity as a safe haven for,\n\nwhistleblowers\n\nactivists\n\njournalists,\n\n...and others who need to share sensitive information, but \r\n\t\t\tcan't do so out in the open for fear of political persecution or \r\n\t\t\tretribution by their government or other powerful actors.\n\r\n\t\t\tPolice and intelligence agencies also use it to monitor terror \r\n\t\t\tgroups and keep tabs on cybercriminals. Additionally, corporate IT \r\n\t\t\tdepartments frequently crawl the Dark Web in search of stolen data \r\n\t\t\tand compromised accounts, and individuals may use it to look for \r\n\t\t\tsigns of identity theft.\n\r\n\t\t\tIn many circles, the Dark Web has become synonymous with internet \r\n\t\t\tfreedom, especially as nation states continue to clamp down on it.\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nIt now plays host to a \r\n\t\t\tnumber of media organizations involved in investigative journalism, \r\n\t\t\tsuch as \r\n\t\t\t\nProPublica and \r\n\t\t\t\nThe Intercept. Most notably,\r\n\t\t\t\nWikiLeaks - the \r\n\t\t\twebsite that publishes classified official materials - also has a \r\n\t\t\thome on the Dark Web. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nEven Facebook maintains a \r\n\t\t\tpresence there in order to make itself accessible in countries where \r\n\t\t\tit is censored by the government.\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\n5 Positive \r\n\t\t\tThings to Do on the Dark Web\r\n \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n1. Exchange \r\n\t\t\t\tinformation in countries with internet censorship\n\r\n\t\t\t\tTons of countries, like,\n\nChina\n\nQatar\n\nCuba\n\nTurkey\n\nRussia,\n\n...censor online \r\n\t\t\t\tcontent that promotes political dissidence or what they consider \r\n\t\t\t\tobscene (e.g. content relating to homosexuality). \n \n\nThe Dark Web offers a \r\n\t\t\t\tforum where none of these restrictions exist. \r\n \n \n\n\n2. Expose \r\n\t\t\t\tabuses of power\n\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Dark Web allows journalists and political activists to \r\n\t\t\t\treport on stories that could get them in trouble with \r\n\t\t\t\tdictatorial regimes or governments bent on infringing on an \r\n\t\t\t\tindividual's right to privacy.\n\r\n\t\t\t\tAs mentioned above, one popular way to share information \r\n\t\t\t\tWikiLeaks. \n \n\nIf you have documents \r\n\t\t\t\tyou'd like to upload, you can do so here: \n\n\n\nhttp://wlupld3ptjvsgwqw.onion/wlupload.en.html\n \n \n\n3. Buy restricted \r\n\t\t\t\tgoods\n\r\n\t\t\t\tAlthough we at vpnMentor don't condone buying illegal goods, we \r\n\t\t\t\tcan't help but acknowledge certain instances in which such \r\n\t\t\t\tpurchases could be justifiable.\n\r\n\t\t\t\tFor instance, some painkillers and sleep aids that are common in \r\n\t\t\t\tEurope are illegal in many Middle Eastern and Asian countries. \r\n\t\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\nPlus, with an estimated 15.5% of Americans without health \r\n\t\t\t\tinsurance (and many more with high deductible plans) many people \r\n\t\t\t\thave no access to the prescription medications they need.\n\r\n\t\t\t\tThat said, the lack of oversight on the Dark Web makes this \r\n\t\t\t\textremely risky - though some in dire straits are likely to take \r\n\t\t\t\tthat risk.\r\n \n \n\n\n4. Buy \r\n\t\t\t\tlegal goods anonymously\n\r\n\t\t\t\tLife is a rich tapestry, and we don't have to list the type of \r\n\t\t\t\tstuff people buy that they might want to keep private. \n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\nBuying on \r\n\t\t\t\tDark Web marketplaces can add a level of privacy to your \r\n\t\t\t\tshopping experience that you just won't find on Amazon.\n\r\n\t\t\t\tAnd for the particularly security conscious, the Dark Web can \r\n\t\t\t\tsimply provide an extra layer of protection when buying \r\n\t\t\t\tanti-surveillance tools.\n\r\n\t\t\t\tIt should be noted, however, that while the products themselves \r\n\t\t\t\tmay be legal, there are definitely instances in which sellers \r\n\t\t\t\thawk merchandise that's been illegally obtained or stolen. \r\n \n \n\n\n5. Simply \r\n\t\t\t\tuse the internet anonymously\n\r\n\t\t\t\tYou might be surprised to find out the Dark Web hosts a lot of \r\n\t\t\t\twebsites similar to those you would find on the clear web.\r\n\t\t\t\t\n \n\nThese include,\n\nblogs\n\ngaming sites\n\nsocial media networks\n\nsuper-encrypted email \r\n\t\t\t\tplatforms\n\nSome popular email \r\n\t\t\t\tservices are,\n\nProton Mail (https://protonirockerxow.onion/login)\n\nMailtoTor (http://mail2tor2zyjdctd.onion/)\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\n\nSurfing the \r\n\t\t\tDark Web Isn't Illegal, but It Can be Dangerous\n\r\n\t\t\tYou can't be charged with a criminal offense for simply searching \r\n\t\t\tthe Dark Web, but you can get in trouble for using it to carry out \r\n\t\t\tillegal activity.\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nHeadlines about police operations that involved \r\n\t\t\tthe Dark Web and child pornography, drugs, or hackers dumping stolen \r\n\t\t\tdata are not infrequent.\r\n\t\t\tMoreover, the anonymity of the Dark Web also makes it notoriously \r\n\t\t\trisky. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nSince there's no \r\n\t\t\toversight, it's teeming with scammers. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nThat said, one can \r\n\t\t\tmaintain one's safety by simply following the same basic security \r\n\t\t\trules that apply to the normal web: \n\nAlways be careful \r\n\t\t\t\tabout the links you click because some can be misleading, and \r\n\t\t\t\tavoid sites or links that advertise illegal, disturbing, or \r\n\t\t\t\tdangerous content you don't want to see.\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\nIs the Tor \r\n\t\t\tBrowser Completely Anonymous?\n\r\n\t\t\tIn 2014 the FBI - with assistance from researchers at Carnegie \r\n\t\t\tMellon University - developed an exploit based on a Firefox \r\n\t\t\tJavaScript flaw that successfully de-anonymized some Tor users, \r\n\t\t\tincluding the operators of the popular \r\n\t\t\t\nSilk Road website. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nAlthough the \r\n\t\t\tvulnerability that allowed those attacks was fixed within days of \r\n\t\t\tits discovery, the incident nonetheless created fear among Tor users \r\n\t\t\tthat it may not be 100% secure after all.\n\r\n\t\t\tSimilarly, in October 2017 the security firm \nWe Are Segment \r\n\t\t\tidentified a vulnerability in Tor that was affecting some Mac and \r\n\t\t\tLinux users. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nThis vulnerability, which \r\n\t\t\tbecame known as \r\n\t\t\t\nTorMoil, caused IP addresses to be leaked when users \r\n\t\t\taccessed URLs that began with file:\n\n//, rather than http:// or \r\n\t\t\thttps://. \n\nWe Are Segment notified \r\n\t\t\tthe Tor developers, who promptly fixed the error by updating to a \r\n\t\t\tnew version of the web browser.\n\r\n\t\t\tIn order to address these issues, the Tor Project has recently \r\n\t\t\timproved security and privacy by strengthening its encryption.\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nIt also gives web \r\n\t\t\tdevelopers the tools to build fully anonymous Darknet sites (known \r\n\t\t\tas hidden services, or rendezvous points) that can only be \r\n\t\t\tdiscovered by those who know the site's URL.\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\nExtra \r\n\t\t\tPrecautions You Should Take to Maintain Your Anonymity\n\r\n\t\t\tAlthough Tor is encrypted, and by using it with a VPN the IP \r\n\t\t\taddresses of yourself and the websites you visit will be hidden, if \r\n\t\t\tyou want to remain totally anonymous on the Dark Web, you should \r\n\t\t\ttake the following extra security measures:\n\nNever use your \r\n\t\t\t\t\treal name or photos\r\n \n\nNever use an \r\n\t\t\t\t\temail address or even a password that you have used before\r\n \n\nInstead, use an \r\n\t\t\t\t\tanonymous encrypted email account and aliases that you have \r\n\t\t\t\t\tnever used before and that cannot be traced to you\r\n \n\nUse an anonymous \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\nBitcoin wallet to make purchases. If you're new to Bitcoin, \r\n\t\t\t\t\tor just want to learn more about it, you can find everything \r\n\t\t\t\t\tyou need to know here.\r\n \n\nDisable \r\n\t\t\t\t\tJavascript and don't install browser plugins, as they can be \r\n\t\t\t\t\tmanipulated into revealing your IP address\r\n \n\nDo not change the \r\n\t\t\t\t\tTor browser window size to avoid browser fingerprinting\r\n \n\nDon't torrent \r\n\t\t\t\t\tover Tor, because even though your non-Tor IP address will \r\n\t\t\t\t\tbe anonymized to the tracker, it could still be visible to \r\n\t\t\t\t\tthe other peers in the network\r\n \n\nUse HTTPS \r\n\t\t\t\t\tversions of websites. This is because once your web traffic \r\n\t\t\t\t\tgoes through Tor's encrypted network, it still has to go \r\n\t\t\t\t\tthrough an exit relay in order to reach the website you're \r\n\t\t\t\t\ttrying to get to. At this point your data could be exposed \r\n\t\t\t\t\tto a third party, which could even insert an exploit into \r\n\t\t\t\t\tyour browser. URLs beginning with HTTPS prevent this. \r\n \n\nDisconnect from \r\n\t\t\t\t\tthe internet before opening documents downloaded through \r\n\t\t\t\t\tTor, as downloading them while online could be used to \r\n\t\t\t\t\treveal your non-Tor IP address\r\n \n\nConsider using \r\n\t\t\t\t\tthe \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\nTAILS operating system (which is booted as a live DVD or \r\n\t\t\t\t\tlive USB), as this leaves no digital footprint on the host \r\n\t\t\t\t\tmachine\n\r\n\t\t\t \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\n\nCriminal Cases \r\n\t\t\tInvolving the Dark Web\n\r\n\t\t\tAlthough we believe the Dark Web should be used for promoting free \r\n\t\t\tspeech and bypassing censorship, there's no denying that the press \r\n\t\t\ttends to focus on the more shady activity that goes on there. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nHere are some of the most \r\n\t\t\thigh profile stories that have come out in recent years:\r\n \n\n\r\n\t\t\t\tSilk Road: \n \n\nPerhaps more than any \r\n\t\t\t\tother website, the Dark Web brings to mind Silk Road. \n\n \n\nSilk Road began as \r\n\t\t\t\tthe invention of a libertarian idealist who wanted to sell \r\n\t\t\t\thome-grown mushrooms for Bitcoin, and ended up hosting 1.2 \r\n\t\t\t\tbillion dollars worth of deals involving drugs, firearms, hits, \r\n\t\t\t\tcounterfeit cash, and hacker tools.\n \n\nFive of the hits were \r\n\t\t\t\tcommissioned by the site's creator, Ross Ulbricht, known on Silk \r\n\t\t\t\tRoad as the Dread Pirate Roberts. Ulricht was ultimately caught \r\n\t\t\t\tbecause of an old post to a regular website in which he promoted \r\n\t\t\t\tSilk Road in its early days. \n \n\nHis mistake: using \r\n\t\t\t\this real email address.\n \n \n\n\nAlphaBay:\r\n\t\t\t\t\n \n\nFollowing the \r\n\t\t\t\tshuttering of Silk Road, \r\n\t\t\t\tAlphaBay became the most prominent Dark \r\n\t\t\t\tWeb marketplace. \n \n\nWhen AlphaBay went \r\n\t\t\t\tdown in 2017, it was because of security missteps even more \r\n\t\t\t\tbasic than those of the Dread Pirate Roberts.\n\r\n\t\t\t\t \n\nAmong other \r\n\t\t\t\tblunders, founder Alexandre Cazes used his legitimate email \r\n\t\t\t\taddress for communications on the site (pimp_alex_91@hotmail.com), \r\n\t\t\t\tkept several unencrypted cryptocurrency wallets constantly open, \r\n\t\t\t\tand re-used the same pseudonym on and off the Dark Web. \n\n \n\nAnd when the cops \r\n\t\t\t\tbusted into his home in Thailand to arrest him, he was logged \r\n\t\t\t\tonto the AlphaBay server with the username \"admin.\"\n \n\nThe computer was \r\n\t\t\t\tunlocked and unencrypted, and contained text files of passwords \r\n\t\t\t\tused on the site, as well as a document listing the type and \r\n\t\t\t\tlocation of all his financial holdings that was titled in bold \r\n\t\t\t\t\"TOTAL NET WORTH.\"\n \n\nSeveral days after \r\n\t\t\t\this arrest, Alex Cazes was found dead in his prison cell, \r\n\t\t\t\tapparently having committed suicide.\n \n \n\n\nThe Playpen \r\n\t\t\t\tCase: \n \n\nAlthough it only \r\n\t\t\t\texisted for seven months, the child pornography site Playpen \r\n\t\t\t\tmanaged to amass 215,000 users before the FBI gained access to \r\n\t\t\t\tits host server via information provided by a foreign law \r\n\t\t\t\tenforcement agency (which has not been publicly identified).\n \n\nInstead of just \r\n\t\t\t\tshutting the site down, the FBI continued to host it on its own \r\n\t\t\t\tservers for two weeks, during which it used a Flash app to \r\n\t\t\t\tcapture 1,300 IP addresses belonging to site visitors. \n\n \n\nThis led to the \r\n\t\t\t\tarrest of nearly 900 users around the globe, including Playpen's \r\n\t\t\t\tcreator, Steven Chase (may he burn in hell).\n \n \n\n\nThe Ashley \r\n\t\t\t\tMadison Case:\n \n\nIn 2015, the hacker \r\n\t\t\t\tgroup, the \r\n\t\t\t\t\nImpact Team, breached a dating site for extramarital \r\n\t\t\t\taffairs called Ashley Madison. \n \n\nThe hackers \r\n\t\t\t\tthreatened to release users' personal information unless the \r\n\t\t\t\twebsite and its sister site, Established Men, were shut down. A \r\n\t\t\t\tmonth later, when their deadline wasn't met, the Impact Team \r\n\t\t\t\tstarted publishing data on the Dark Web.\n\nOver the course of several dumps, information was revealed that \r\n\t\t\tincluded the email and IP addresses of 32 million members, the email \r\n\t\t\tcorrespondences of the CEO of Ashley Madison's parent company, and \r\n\t\t\tthe website's source code.\n \n\nThe hacker's stated \r\n\t\t\tmotivation was,\n\nan objection to \r\n\t\t\t\t\tthe site's primary purpose\n\nthe site's \r\n\t\t\t\t\tpractice of forcing users to pay to delete their accounts \r\n\t\t\t\t\t(which were even then not fully scrubbed from the servers)\n\nBecause Ashley Madison \r\n\t\t\tdidn't require email verification to create a profile, it would have \r\n\t\t\tbeen easy to create accounts using someone else's email address, and \r\n\t\t\tthen use this to extort them. \n \n\nAlthough we still don't \r\n\t\t\tknow who was responsible for the attack, one can speculate that they \r\n\t\t\twere someone affected by these poor security practices.\n\nOn a final note, \r\n\t\t\t\nVPNMentor\nencourages everyone who uses the Dark Web \r\n\t\t\tto do so responsibly. Offensive material can sometimes be just a \r\n\t\t\tclick away. \n\r\n\t\t\t \n\nBrowse at your own risk, \r\n\t\t\tand never break the law...\n\r\n \n\n\n\n\nReturn to The End of The Internet... As We \r\n\t\t\tKnow It?\n \n "
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