A Framework for Dark Web Threat Intelligence Analysis

ThisarticledescribeshowtheDarkWeb isusuallyconsidered thedarksideof theWorldWide Web.Cybercriminalsusuallyusespecializedtools,e.g.TOR,toaccessthehiddenservicesinside theDarkWebanonymously.Lawenforcementofficershavedifficultytracingtheidentityofthese cybercriminalsusingtraditionalnetworkinvestigationtechniquesthatarebasedonIPaddresses.The informationavailableintheDarkWeb,whichincludesBitCoinwallets,emailaddresses,hyperlinks, imagesanduserbehaviorprofiles,canbeusedforfurtheranalysis,suchasacorrelationanalysis. Presentwithinthisartcileisathreatintelligenceanalysisframeworktohelpanalyzethecrimesand criminalsintheDarkWebandtheframeworkisrealizedbytheimplementationoftheDarkWeb ThreatIntelligenceAnalysis(DWTIA)Platform. KeyWoRDS Dark Web, Data Mining, Threat Intelligence, TOR