Analysis & monitoring of ongoing Darknet drug purchases - demo/discussion 1

Futurize

An introduction to Darknet markets, fast becoming crucial sources of illicit drugs that can be monitored for sale and buyer behaviour

Terrace Room in the Futures Zone of Lisbon Addictions 2019, Congress Center Lisboa

Background: The deep web is a part of the World Wide Web where contents are not indexed by the standard web search-engines. The Darknet refers to the portions of the deep web that are purposefully not open to public view or are hidden networks whose architecture is superimposed on that of the Internet. Darknet markets provide a host site for the sale of illegal drugs, along with other illicit activity (some legal). For example, the Silk Road forum operated between 2011 and 2013 with an estimated USD1.2 billion in sales, involving 150,000 customers and 4,000 distributors. Although Silk Road and at least other six sites have been shut down, the sale and exchange of illicit goods continued as alternative marketplaces sprang up; such sites are considered one of the crucial supplier channels of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Web-IQ has developed a search engine that allows the ongoing and close to real time monitoring and analysis of Darknet data; and the company currently collaborates with the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions (EMCDDA) to analyse trends of the illicit drug sale, marketing and buyer behaviour. Web-IQ will present their portfolio in the Technology Corner of the Futures Zone of the Lisbon Addictions 2019 Conference.Session: Analysis and monitoring of ongoing Darknet drug purchases - discussion and demo - Wednesday 23 October, 45-minute sessions (repeated twice) 10:50 – 11:35 and 11:35 – 12:20 (Terrace Room, Lisbon Addictions 2019, Futures Zone).This activity will be run by Annemarie Brockmöller (Intel Analyst &amp; Programme Manager CSE at Web-IQ), and Andrew Cunningham and Theodora Groshkova from the EMCDDA. First, the development history, and the approach, features and existing and potential applications of the Web-IQ Darkcloud Analytics will be presented; followed by an explanation their work with the EMCDDA to monitor the illicit drug sale trends on the Darknet. The session will end with a live demonstration and interactive discussion with the audience.The workshop is organised as part of the EC co-funded project FuturiZe (http://www.lx-futurize.eu), which is co-producing a strand of the Lisbon Addictions 2019 conference.The 45-minute workshop will be run twice and there is a limit of participants (45 places in each workshop). Only available for those attending Lisbon Addictions 2019. Registration is required at (Eventbrite link). Registered participants are kindly asked to arrive at the session on time. After the session start time, available places may be offered to non-registered conference attendees.

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