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Bitcoin and money-laundering servicesOn its own, Bitcoin is a currency designed with anonymity in mind. As a result, it’s frequently used whenpurchasing illegal goods and services [18]. While all Bitcoin transactions are anonymous (as long as you don’tlink your wallet code to your real identity), they are fully public. The fact that every transaction in the Bitcoinblockchain is publicly available means investigators can examine them. Tracking money as it moves throughthe system is thus doable, albeit quite difficult.As a result, a number of services that add further anonymity to the system have surfaced, making the electroniccurrency even more difficult to track. This is generally achieved by “mixing” your Bitcoins—transferringthem through a spidery network of microtransactions before returning them to you. In the process, you endup with the same amount of money (normally, minus a small handling fee) but your transactions becomesubstantially harder to track.EasyCoin Bitcoin-laundering serviceBitcoin-laundering services help increase the anonymity of moving money throughout the Bitcoin system.Ultimately though, most Bitcoin users will wish to extract money from the system to turn it into cash or othertypes of traditional payment means. Several anonymous services exist in the Deep Web for this purpose.These allow users to exchange Bitcoins for money via PayPal, Automated Clearing House (ACH), WesternUnion, or even cash sent directly via mail.22 | Below the Surface: Exploring the Deep Web
WeBuyBitcoins, a service that exchanges cash or offers electronic payment means for BitcoinsSites like WeBuyBitcoins exchange real cash for Bitcoins at competitive exchange rates compared withequivalent nonanonymous services that exist in the Surface Web. Criminals who are willing to take on morerisk for potentially greater rewards can take another option—buying counterfeit currency using Bitcoins.23 | Below the Surface: Exploring the Deep Web
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Page 3: Interestin the Deep Web peaked in20
Page 6 and 7: What are the uses of the Deep Web?A
Page 8 and 9: The state of the Deep WebMany studi
Page 10 and 11: Looking at the language distributio
Page 12 and 13: What makes up the Deep Web?Many use
Page 14 and 15: The following table provides a brea
Page 16 and 17: VAWTRAK C&C server that shows a leg
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Page 20 and 21: The availability of illegal narcoti
Page 24 and 25: Sites that offer counterfeit US$20
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Page 30 and 31: Leaked details: Government, law enf
Page 34 and 35: As shown, prices vary based on the
Page 36 and 37: The Deep Web and the real worldMain
Page 38 and 39: Law enforcement and the Deep WebLaw
Page 40 and 41: The future of the Deep WebWhile pub
Page 42 and 43: ConclusionThe Trend Micro Forward-L
Page 44 and 45: AppendixCatching NionSpy (aka Mewse
Page 46 and 47: References1. The Tor Project, Inc.
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