E-commerce and the dark web - statistics & facts
E-commerce is defined as the selling of goods and services via online channels. As such, it comprises virtual trade activities that may not necessarily be legal. In a world dominated by digital tools, the internet is a realm where many threat actors operate to conduct unlawful business, ranging from buying and selling illegal goods such as prohibited drugs, weapons, or forged documents to hacker services to produce data breaches or malware attacks. Whenever we talk about illegal e-commerce, we need to talk about the dark web, the digital platform where these actors operate.
