The Dark Web. Kriminálne pozadie DARK Webov. V ktorých krajinách ich najviac používajú?

Many of us immediately associate the „The Dark Web“ with criminal behaviour due to its reputation for suspicious activity and illegal content. From fake passports to stolen data, rumours continue to swirl online about what can truly be accessed on this mysterious area of the internet.

Although the vast majority of people would never intend on visiting the site, for some the dark web is more than just a curiosity; it is something they want to experience for themselves. It has been reported that 2.5 million users access underground sites every day.

But which country is the most interested in the dark web? 

In order to find out who is most interested in the dark web, Reboot SEO Company used the online analytics tool Ahrefs to discover the amount of searches for each country across the US, UK and Europe. The total search volume data was then weighed against the number of internet users in each country to determine the number of searches per internet user, yielding an overall index score of 100.

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The countries most interested in the dark web in 2022
 

Rank	Country	Searches per 100,000 users	Dark web interest score (/100)
1	Croatia	1,083	97.1
2	Czech Republic	1,027	94.1
3	Ireland	953	91.2
4	Hungary	920	88.2
5	Romania	804	85.3
6	Slovakia	756	82.4
7	Albania	731	79.4
8	Greece	718	76.5
9	Netherlands	708	73.5
10	Italy	697	70.6
11	Slovenia	683	67.6
12	Norway	648	64.7
13	United Kingdom	641	61.8
14	Portugal	625	58.8
15	Sweden	618	55.9

For the full dataset of all countries please click here.
 

According to Reboot SEO Company, Croatia is the country most interested in the dark web in 2022, with adark web interest score of 97.1 out of 100. Dark web crimes in Croatia have increased by 31% in recent years, and there have been a total of 30,450 online searches so far this year — which is the equivalent of 1,083 internet users in Croatia looking up the dark web in 2022.

The Czech Republic comes in second with a dark web interest score of 94.1 out of 100. In the Czech Republic, there are over 8 million active internet users, with 1,027 users per 100,000 searching the dark web each month.

Ireland is the third most interested country in the dark web, with an interest score of 91.2 out of 100. So far this year, there have been 38,360 online searches in Ireland for the dark web, equating to 953 searches for every 100,000 internet users.

In fourth is Hungary with a dark web interest score of 88.2 out of 100 and completing the top five is Romania with a score of 85.3 out of 100.

The experts at Reboot SEO Company shared their tips for trying to keep your data safe:

5 ways to protect yourself from the dark web

1. Use a VPN 

A VPN can protect your online activity from corporations, governments, and other prying eyes. By connecting to an external server and adopting its IP address, you can appear to be in the same country as the server you are using. For example, if you are in America and connected to a server in the United Kingdom, the website will believe you are in the United Kingdom. Although a VPN doesn’t make your online activities impossible to track, having that extra layer of protection gives you the best chance of keeping your data safe.

2. Use a free dark web scan

If you suspect that one of your accounts, whether personal, email, or bank, has been compromised, one of the first things you should do is run a free dark web scan. A dark web scan will search the dark web for your personal information among all stolen data lists. A web scan will not reveal the entire amount of stolen information on the dark web, but it will notify you immediately if any of your information is discovered.

3. Use a password manager

Another way to give yourself the best possible chance of protecting your personal information is to change your passwords and use a password manager. Many of us are guilty of using the same password for all of our accounts, but this can lead to your information being more easily accessed. Your passwords for online accounts should all be different, strong, and one-of-a-kind. Your Instagram password, for example, should not be the same as your Amazon or online banking password. Using a password manager is a simple way to avoid this. Password managers generate secure passwords for you, so you never have to worry about forgetting another password again.

4. Enable two factor authentication

One of the best ways you can try to protect your online accounts from the dark web is to use two-factor authentication. A second authentication step makes it much more difficult for a hacker to gain access to your accounts because it combines two factors as a way of confirming authorization, either your username or password and then your phone number or possibly something physical like a fingerprint. If your username or email address has been compromised, this additional layer of security will protect you even further.

5. Close accounts and report evidence of identity theft

Identity theft is one of the most common crimes in the world, with an increasing number of victims each year. It is critical to act quickly if you notice any suspicious transactions on your financial statements or if you receive an email about a login attempt that was not made by you. By closing your account, reporting it to your bank, as well as filing an identity theft report with your relevant governmental authority you can prevent further financial harm.

„There is no single solution to data security. True security comes from a combination of the right software tools, increasing your knowledge of cyberthreats, and establishing safe online practices. Hackers are constantly devising new and innovative methods of gaining access to your data, which can then be uploaded to the dark web and sold. If you want to give yourself the best chance of preventing your information from ending up on the dark web, or if you want to explore the dark web out of curiosity, you should use a VPN because it will conceal your IP address, protecting your identity and location.“

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Methodology

1. Reboot SEO Company sought to determine which country in Europe and the United States has the biggest interest in the dark web in 2022. 
2. Reboot then utilized Ahref’s keyword overview tool to discover the average amount of monthly Google searches in relation to the dark web from so far this year.
3. The keywords used were ‘Dark web’, ‘How to access the dark web’, ‘Dark web VPN’, ‘Access the dark web’, ‘How to access the dark web safely’, ‘How to get on the dark web’, ‘How to use the dark web’, ‘Dark web access’, ‘Is the dark web illegal’, ‘Is the dark web safe’, ‘Is the dark web dangerous’, ‘What can you find on the dark web’, ‘What can you buy on the dark web’, ‘Who can see I’m on the dark web’, ‘Is the dark web expensive’, ‘What is the dark web’. 
4. The keywords were also inserted using the local language in each country to obtain more accurate results. 
5. The total number of monthly searches for the above terms were subsequently collected.
6. To obtain the search volumes for 2022 so far, the combined results of each phrase were multiplied by 7.
7. Ukraine and Russia were omitted from the study. Only results over 1,000 were considered, giving a list of 33 countries. 
8. Calculations were then weighed against the number of internet users in each country to reveal the number of searches per internet user.
9. The data was further weighted to establish a score out of 100.
10. After collecting all of the data, the countries were ranked from the highest number of searches to lowest number of searches, thus creating a list of the countries that are most interested in the dark web. 
11. Data was collected on 25/07/2022, and is accurate as of then.