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SUBMITTER: Bracci A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7819623 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bracci Alberto A Nadini Matthieu M Aliapoulios Maxwell M McCoy Damon D Gray Ian I Teytelboym Alexander A Gallo Angela A Baronchelli Andrea A
EPJ data science 20210121 1
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the demand for goods and services worldwide. The combination of a public health emergency, economic distress, and misinformation-driven panic have pushed customers and vendors towards the shadow economy. In particular, dark web marketplaces (DWMs), commercial websites accessible via free software, have gained significant popularity. Here, we analyse 851,199 listings extracted from 30 DWMs between January 1, 2020 and November 16, 2020. We identify 788 listings d ...[more]