What is the Dark Web? | UpGuard

This document provides a primer on the dark web, contrasting it with the surface and deep web, and explains darknets such as Tor and I2P, their purpose, and how onion routing enables anonymity. It outlines both criminal and legitimate uses of the dark web, common risks (malware, phishing, RATs), and details technical limitations and attack vectors against Tor (e.g., AS correlation, exit node eavesdropping, traffic analysis). The piece is informational rather than incident-focused, offering general cybersecurity cautions and context for safe navigation and expectations.