The Dark Web

The Dark Web

Look behind the positive veneer of social media, communication apps and platforms that have made our lives easier and more connected, and you'll find criminals using the same apps and platforms to run illicit and dangerous activities.
IMDb 8.020244 episodes16+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Dark Web: Queen of Sextortion

    February 14, 2024
    48min
    16+
    Sextortion was invented by one woman in the Philippines, Maria Caparas. She turned the idea of making friends online and recording explicit video chats into a profitable blackmail and extortion scam that could not exist without social media.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Dark Web: Wildlife Clickbait

    February 14, 2024
    46min
    ALL
    They may look like ordinary posts of exotic pets for sale on social media. But they are feeding a growing trade in illegal and endangered animals in Malaysia and beyond, a criminal industry that worth billions.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Dark Web: Black Market Boom

    February 14, 2024
    46min
    13+
    Drugs, guns, counterfeit documents and much more are sold on dark web marketplaces that run on anonymous browsers and using cryptocurrency. AlphaBay was the biggest marketplace, transacting over US$800,000 in a day.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Dark Web: The Candyman

    February 14, 2024
    47min
    13+
    It was one of 640 million closed groups on Facebook. Hiding behind the anonymity, the creator of child pornography group Loli Candy and its 7,000 members hid their activities on Facebook and Whatsapp - the disemmination of horrifying images of abuse.
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