An escrow is a mutual financial arrangement where a third party holds and regulates payment of the funds required for two parties involved in a given business. That third party is known as an escrow provider, who holds the funds temporarily and makes the transaction safer. The word Escrow derived from Old French word escroue. Escrow […]
Category: DARK WEB
Silk Road – Tale of first darknet market
Silk Road was an internet black market and the first modern-day darknet market. It was founded by Ross William Ulbricht (also known as Dread Pirate Roberts) born in Texas, the U.S. who had a different ideology. He believed everyone should have the right to buy, sell whatever they want as long as they did not harm anyone. […]
What can we find on the dark web?
The dark web is part of the internet that isn’t visible to search engines and requires the use of an anonymizing browser called Tor to be accessed. The Dark Web is the murky underbelly of the Internet. This is a lawless domain, where the rule of law doesn’t exist and Bitcoin is the universal currency […]
Email Encryption. How to send and receive an encrypted email?
Email encryption involves encrypting, or disguising, the content of email messages to protect potentially sensitive information from being read by anyone other than intended recipients. Email encryption often includes authentication. Email is a vulnerable medium, especially if the emails are sent over public Wi-Fi networks which are unsecure and hackers who gain unauthorized access to […]
Bitcoin explained. How do Cryptocurrency work?
Cryptocurrencies are a new concept in the global economy. They exist only for approximately a few years and they already attracted a lot of attention. Especially since the year 2013, they experience turbulent changes in their exchange rates. Cryptocurrency payments can be made without personal information linked to the transaction. This offers strong protection against […]