Categories
Entities are grouped by what they are, for research. Categories marked as reviewed are only ever assigned by a person, never by automation.
- Search Engines7Indexes and discovery tools that crawl or catalogue hidden-service content.
- Forums & Communities4Discussion boards, community wikis and long-running social spaces.
- Privacy30Privacy tooling and projects that publish or operate over anonymity networks.
- Secure Communication12Mail, messaging and file-exchange services designed for confidential use.
- Whistleblowing27Submission systems operated by newsrooms, NGOs and public-interest groups.
- Journalism11News organisations and publications that maintain hidden-service editions.
- Research1Academic and independent measurement projects studying anonymity networks.
- Archives1Libraries, snapshot collections and long-term preservation projects.
- Infrastructure14Network health, relay metrics, hosting and other plumbing of the hidden web.
- Threat Actors215Publicly documented groups tracked for defensive and research purposes. Human-reviewed classification.
- Cybercrime Forums242Hacking, fraud and cybercrime forums tracked by threat-intelligence researchers. Profiles only; no addresses are published. Human-reviewed classification.
- Historical Markets18Defunct marketplaces documented for their history, takedowns and aftermath. Human-reviewed classification.
- Seized Services0Services taken over or shut down in documented law-enforcement actions. Human-reviewed classification.
- Scam / Phishing Reports0Documented impersonation clusters, phishing clones and exit scams. Human-reviewed classification.