RECORD
RECORD LABEL. THAT IS THE CHECK.
STELLA: YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD
ABOUT THE DARK WEB.
THE NAME ITSELF SPARKS CURIOSITY
-- A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BUY
THINGS FROM ILLEGAL DRUGS TO
PASSPORTS, EVEN EXPLOSIVES.
LAST WEEK, FORBES REPORTED
HACKERS STOLE THOUSANDS OF
DISNEY+ USER ACCOUNTS AND PUT
THEM FOR SALE ON THE DARK WEB.
I TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS THE
DARK WEB AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED
TO KNOW.
TO KNOW.
TO KNOW. THE DARK WEB -- WE OFTEN HEAR
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. MANY THINK IT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE
TO THE AVERAGE JOE, BUT NOT SO.
>> NOT ONLY CAN ANYONE DO IT IN
AMERICA BUT IT IS THE PERSON
NEXT DOOR.
NEXT DOOR. STELLA: NO ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN
THIS SAN DIEGO MAN.
A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR SAYS
EARLIER THIS YEAR HE WAS LOCKED
UP FOR 70 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR
BUYING AND SELLING DRUGS ON THE
DARK WET -- WEB, INCLUDING
FENTANYL.
FENTANYL.
FENTANYL. >> IN LIGHT OF THE VOLUME OF
PACKAGES HE WAS RECEIVING, HE
WAS LIKELY A DARK WEB VENDOR IN
SAN DIEGO.
SAN DIEGO. I HAVE BEEN A PROSECUTOR FOR 30
YEARS AND THIS IS SHOCKING TO
ME, THAT WE HAVE NOW THE ABILITY
TO ORDER DRUGS OVER THE DARK
WEB.
WEB.
WEB. STELLA: SHE SAYS PATROLLING IT
IS NO EASY TASK.
A CODIRECTOR OF THE GRADUATE
PROGRAM IN HOMELAND SECURITY
SAYS THERE ARE THREE LAYERS TO
THE WEB -- THE SURFACE WEB, THE
SITES WE USE, THE DEEP WEB WITH
COMPLEX INFORMATION AND MEDICAL
RECORDS --
RECORDS -- >> THE LAST LAYER IS THE DARK
WEB.
WEB.
WEB. THIS
WEB. THIS IS WHAT WE HEAR ABOUT A LOT
THAT HAS ILLICIT THINGS.
STELLA: IT IS ESSENTIALLY POP UP
MARKETS PACKED WITH DRUGS,
WEAPONS, CHILD PORNOGRAPHY,
WEAPONS -- YOU NAME IT.
>> WE THINK THERE IS A USE BY
COMMON CRIMINALS OF THE DARK WEB
TOGETHER NEW TACTICS, NEW WAYS
TO SCAM PEOPLE AND TO COMMIT
FRAUD.
FRAUD.
FRAUD. STELLA: A PLACE WHERE YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION COULD BE
TREATED BY HACKERS AND
CRIMINALS.
CRIMINALS. >> HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE OUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION IS SAFE?
>> IT IS TOUGH BECAUSE WE GIVE
UP A LOT OF OUR INFORMATION
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE TRUST.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT HAVE GREAT
CYBERSECURITY.
CYBERSECURITY. IT IS OK TO ASK HOW ARE YOU
PROTECTING MY INFORMATION?
KEEP IT SAFE.
USE SOMETHING CALLED MULTI
FACTOR AUTHENTICATION.
FACTOR AUTHENTICATION. STELLA: A SECURITY FEATURE THAT
REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST YOUR
PASSWORD -- FOR EXAMPLE,
RECEIVING A TEXT MESSAGE WITH A
CODE.
CODE.
CODE. THE
CODE. THE DARK WEB CAN EASILY BE
ACCESSED WITHOUT A USER'S
HISTORY BEING EXPOSED.
>> THERE ARE GOOD, LEGITIMATE
PURPOSES FOR USING THE DARK WEB.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN COUNTRIES THAT
HAVE CENSORSHIP, THE DARK WEB
ALLOWS PEOPLE IN THOSE COUNTRIES
, LIKE NEWS REPORTERS, TO REPORT
OUT AND SHARE INFORMATION ON
WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. STELLA: THE DARK WEB IS SO LARGE
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW
MANY PAGES ARE OUT THERE.
UNDERCOVER AGENTS AROUND THE
NATION ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE
LOOKOUT.
LOOKOUT.
LOOKOUT. >> YOU CANNOT BE CARELESS
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. IT IS LIKE RUSSIAN ROULETTE.
STELLA: WE CANNOT ARREST
OURSELVES OUT OF THE PROBLEM.
EDUCATION IS KEY.
>> IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE ARE
GOING TO SOLVE THIS BY TAKING
DOWN DARK WEB WEBSITES.
IT COMES DOWN TO US POLICING OUR
OWN CHILDREN AND UNDERSTANDING
WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
IS OUR NEIGHBOR RECEIVING
PACKAGES THAT HAVE THINGS THEY
PURCHASED FROM THE DARK WEB THAT
THEY ARE RESELLING IN OUR SAN
DIEGO COMMUNITIES?
DIEGO COMMUNITIES? STELLA: HE TELLS ME THE DARK WEB
IS SO BIG AND SO COMPLEX, THAT
IS WHY IT IS SUCH A BIG RESEARCH
ITEM AT SDSU.
IT IS ALL ABOUT EDUCATION.
YOU CANNOT BE CARELESS ANYMORE.
IF YOU TAKE A PILL FROM YOUR
FRIEND, YOU DO NOT KNOW IF IT
HAS FENTANYL.
HAS FENTANYL. YOU CANNOT TRUST WHERE THESE
DRUGS ARE COMING FROM.
ERIC: SOME SHOCKING THINGS YOU
CAN GET.
CAN GET.
CAN GET. SOME COUNTRIES CAN BENEFIT FROM
USING IT.
USING IT.
USING IT. ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN
USE THE DARK WEB -- A LOT PEOPLE
ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS ON THERE.