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>>> 4@CRIMINAL MARKETS ON THE DARK WEB 4@POSE A MAJOR CHALLEN
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE
THEY'RE ALL ANONYMOUS.
4@
THEY'RE ALL ANONYMOUS. BUT NOW THAT PROMISE OF
ADMISSIBILITY -- WE LOOK INSIDE
THIS HIDDEN PART OF THE
INTERNET.
INTERNET.
INTERNET. >> Reporter: IF YOU SEE THIS
ICON ON YOUR 4@KIDS DESKTOP, YO
SHOULD ASK SOME SERIOUS
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. THIS IS A DARK WEB BROWSER AND
IT TAKES YOU TO THE PART OF THE
INTERNET WHERE DRUGS 4@FLOURISH
BUYING DRUGS HERE IS EASY. 4@
RYAN LOST HIS LIFE VERY YOUNG. @
HE WAS ONLY 13 YEARS OLD WHEN
HE DIED OF A DRUG OVERDOSE IN
PARK CITY, UTAH.
THE DRUG THAT KILLED HIM, A
SYNTHETIC OPIOID4@, WAS PURCHAS
ON THE DARK WEB.4@
>> WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS
INCREASE.
INCREASE.
INCREASE. >> Reporter: DOES THAT SCARE
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> IT DOES. 4@
>> Reporter: 4@HOMELAND SECURIT
INVESTIGATION TOOK US ON A TOUR
OF THE DARK WEB.>> YOU LOOK FOR
THIS 4@GREEN AND PURPLE GLOBE.
>> Reporter: THIS LOOKS LIKE
EVERYTHING FROM PROSTITUTION 4@
DRUG USE.
DRUG USE.
DRUG USE. THIS IS THE HIDDEN PART OF THE
INTERNET WHERE 4@CRIMINALS
THRIVE.
THRIVE.
THRIVE. IF YOU THINK OF THE INTERNET AS
AN ICEBERG, ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT
IF YOU THINK OF THE INTERNET AS AN ICEBERG, ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT@
IS OPEN.
IS OPEN.
IS OPEN. THE REST IS PASSWORD-PROTECTED
AND THAT IS CALLED THE DEEP
WEB.
WEB.
WEB. AND
WEB. AND WITHIN THAT IS THE DARK WEB.
4@THEY ARE CALLED FRAUD AND 4@
COUNTERFEIT.
COUNTERFEIT. THIS IS BECAUSE THIS IS ONLY
ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A 4@SPECIAL
BROWSER.
BROWSER.
BROWSER. EVERY COMPUTER ON A NETWORK HAS
A UNIQUE CODE. THIS IS HOW 4@LA
ENFORCEMENT FOLLOWS COMPUTER
ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY. SPECIAL BROWSERS THROW LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFF THE TRAIL BY
BOUNCING THAT CODE OFF4@ AND
TRACKING BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE.
CRIMINALS4@ THAT CREEP AROUND
REAP THE BENEFITS.
>> IF IT IS ALL ANONYMOUS 4@IT
HARD TO TRACE THIS.
>> THOSE ARE 4@A LOT OF OUR
FRUSTRATIONS.
FRUSTRATIONS. >> Reporter: ANYONE CAN SEARCH
ON THE DARK WEB AND YOU CAN BUY
>> Reporter: ANYONE CAN SEARCH ON THE DARK WEB AND YOU CAN BUY@
ILLICIT PRODUCTS.
ILLICIT PRODUCTS. PRODUCTS COME THROUGH NEW YORK,
CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, SAN ■
PRODUCTS COME THROUGH NEW YORK, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, SAN ■■
FRANCISCO, AND MIAMI.
AND THEN THEY4@ SHOW UP ON YOUR
DOORSTEP.
DOORSTEP.
DOORSTEP. IS SHOCKINGLY NORMAL. DEALERS
HERE EXPECT A GOOD REVIEW AND
EVEN WRITE THANK YOU NOTES.>>
AND THIS PERSON HAD GOOD
RATINGS.
RATINGS.
RATINGS. GET GREAT QUALITY.
>> Reporter: HE SAID HE HAS
SEEN MORE TEENAGERS LURED INTO
THE DARK WEB MARKETPLACES
LOOKING TO BUY DRUGS.4@
THE DEMAND 4@IS GROWING DUE TO
THE INCREASING USE OF ANONYMOUS
CYBER MONEY LIKE THAT COIN.>>
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> Reporter: THE PROBLEM4@ IS
ROUND THE WORLD.
TEENAGERS ARE BUYING DRUGS OFF
THE DARK WEB SOMETIMES WITH
DEADLY RESULTS.>> THIS GROUP
SERVICED MORE THAN 40,000
ILLEGAL4@ --
ILLEGAL4@ -- >> Reporter: FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES TOOK DOWN AN 4@
ENORMOUS MARKET.
ENORMOUS MARKET. THIS IS THE SAME KIND DRUG
VENDOR WEBSITE THAT SOLD THE
DRUGS THAT KILLED RYAN
AINSWORTH.
AINSWORTH. IS THERE ANY 4@REASON THAT IT
TEENAGER WO4@ULD NEED TO HAVE
THAT BROWSER?
THAT BROWSER? >> PROBABLY NOT. 4@
>> Reporter: IT HAS TOUCHED OUR
AREA AS WELL.
THESE ARE STUDENT JOURNALIST AT
WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
FOR A RECENT ARTICLE EXPLORED
DR4@UG CULTURE.4@
DR4@UG CULTURE.4@ >> WE WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE
THAT A LOT OF THESE KIDS ARE
DEALING AND THEY ARE NOT TYPICAL
DRUG PERSONAS.
DRUG PERSONAS. >> Reporter: A CLAS4@SMATE SHOW
HER THE MARKETPLACE.>> I WAS
SITTING AT A TABLE WITH A
CLASSMATE OF MINE, AND HE'S A
DEALER AND HE SAID HE ORDERS
POUNDS OF MARIJUANA 4@FROM THE
DARK WEB.
DARK WEB.
DARK WEB. >> Reporter: THE PRINCIPAL SAID
HE WAS IMMEDIATELY ALARMED.
>> I HAD NOT REALLY THOUGHT
ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. I'VE DEALT WITH THEM MORE IN
THE ORDINARY WAYS THAT THEY
OBTAIN DRUGS.
OBTAIN DRUGS. >> HE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THIS.4@
4@SO HOW CAN LAW-ENFORCEMENT
FIGHT THIS IF THEY DON'T KN4@OW
IT EXISTS?
IT EXISTS? >> Reporter: STUDENTS CANNOT
DOWNLOAD DARK WEB BROWSERS ON
THE SCHOOL COMPUTER.
THE STUDENT SAID THE GOAL OF
THE ARTICLE WAS TO BRING
ATTENTION TO A DANGEROUS TREND.
>> I THINK 4@IT IS OUR ROLE AS
HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISTS TO ASK
THOSE QUESTIONS AND LOOKING
CORNERS THAT ADMINISTRATION AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVEN
REGULAR NEWSPAPERS CAN'T SEE.
>> Reporter: WE KNOW THIS IS A
LOT TO TAKE IN, SO WE HAVE AN 4@
EXPLANATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
THIS WILL HELP YOU IDENTIFY
TH4@AT DARK WEB BROWSER.
>> SO WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK
LIKE?
LIKE?
LIKE? >>
LIKE? >> Reporter: THIS IS NOT
STOPPABLE.
STOPPABLE. BECAUSE DEALERS ARE LAUNCHING
THEIR OWN ONLINE SHOPS.
>> WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.4@