<ul><li>Criminals and whistleblowers utilize 'dead drops' and covert channels on the Dark Web to exchange information and illicit goods without real-time communication.</li><li>The concept of dead drops is rooted in espionage, where secret messages were left in physical locations during the Cold War to avoid direct contact between sender and receiver.</li><li>On the Dark Web, this concept is adapted digitally. For instance, a seller might upload stolen documents to an encrypted server and share the access path on a message board or chat platform for the buyer to retrieve without direct interaction.</li><li>To ensure anonymity and security, the files on such servers may have time limitations or auto-delete features after a set period or number of downloads.</li></ul>

How Criminals Use Dead Drops and Covert Channels on the Dark Web

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