Sup all mates, I have done this before and I love the interaction, cause basically there is no one else in real life who I can talk to about all the fun stuff.
I consider myself a very experienced individual in this precise topic. I started using Dark web (DW) back in 2004 when it was mostly considered a place for privacy-focused activities both legal and illegal.
In the beginning it was mostly for journalism, but quickly it escalated to the place where criminals can connect. Probably up to 2011 when Silk Road launched, it wasn’t a widely known place.
Putting into perspective DW is my livelihood for 16 years now. As through out the period of 2004 to 2008/9 there was not much to do.
I am what you would call mostly an unethical hacker, the only line I draw is anything involving children. So basically it means that if I get paid I will take any job, I don’t work just with a certain group or, don’t target wallets to drain. I don’t try to steal money, I only do the job if I’m paid, if nothing is up I’m updating and developing malware, that I can sell later on.
A little bit about my history on DW, 2005-2008 I was in CCC (chaos computer club) it was a group of hactivists, not criminal minded and not money oriented. The thing is I was always money orientated, I gained experience in social engineering and in technical hacking.
After that I decided that I can take my skills and make money with it. That’s what I did . So in 2009 I got approached by random guy in a hacking forum, and got a “job” to work on Darkmarket, as let’s say cybersecurity expert I worked with them until middle of 2010. After a lot of miscommunication we parted ways.
Until 2011 I was doing all side gigs possible to earn money. And it provided me very well not only with money but also with experience. 2011 to 2012 I was working on black market reloaded, admin of the market was talking about exit scaming, so I had to split not to be associated.
2013 I built and helped run Sheep marketplace, that exit scamed. I didn’t get paid anything in the end. Btc they stole this day would be worth around 40 mil usd.
2013, helped build Agora, by 2015 it had to be shut down as it had breached security by feds.
From 2015 to 2016 worked on Valhalla, after I and few guys left, cause pay was shit, it got seized.
After that I was just doing random jobs by request, by 2019 I had built a decent network of people around me so jobs were coming in like nothing. By the end of 2019, got invited in to a group “deception notion” it is basically a website for hackers, to find work, if someone is working on something, but they get new clients they just put them on the board, and other hackers takes the jobs.
I can answer all your questions about dw, what’s real, what’s a lie etc… I can assure you that 99% of it is for scammers, and to scam people.
Ask about anything, drug trafficking, weapons trade, financial, fraud services, identity theft, counterfeit goods, hacking services, tools, data dumps/leaks, Ransomware services, human exploitation, smuggling, insider trading, And many many more.
Throwing it out: mostly dw is used for drugs, fraud and hackers/hacking tools, also to sell insider trading info, crypto drainers and so on, Most other stuff is fake on the surface of DW, and very unsettling.
So if anything interests you, go ahead and ask 🙂 I think I have enough experience to answer everything. And I’m not cocky if I won’t know the answer I will say so!
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hey mate – what’s one thing most people believe is true on DW but is total BS?
and you can’t say hitman.
Can feds brute force into markets with reasonable security without any social engineering?
What were the most disturbing and most hilarious (maybe someone being clueless) requests you got?
How do you make sure you don’t get caught? I was on there but quickly bailed cause I was scared shitless
Question, is there like an initiation of sorts to be able to get “access” to the darkweb, like what are the requirements?
Can you see my passwords being traded rn?
Anyway, have you earned a retirement from all these years of working? If so , what do you plan on doing?
How did you get paid? Was it in Monero or Bitcoin? What steps did you take to ensure the crypto you were getting paid in was clean?
Im going to guess red rooms aren’t real right?
How easy is cc fraud on the dw
Oh my god I have so many questions, you can get as technical as possible.
if you get caught what would be the maximum punishment? And how do taxes work for you? ty
Hey cool to see you. What is the price of insider info, and what is the best place to get that kind of infomation? Is that any legit, it seems to me like to easy to be true.
How did you learn to hack ?
Hi !
How do you manage your relationships with this job? Like, have you been able to have romantic relationships, a family life?
Do you talk about it openly, or do you keep it a secret? I’m just wondering how you manage to balance everything, especially since what you do isn’t exactly legal 🙂
You are bad guy
What kind of dirt do you think Anonymous has on the American government right now?
Do you have a workflow to hack into someone device? What kind of help is required from the customer to facilitate your attack on the target? You can answer as technical as you want
How does hacking actually work? Which coding languages do you know? Which come in handy the most for your line of work? How much do you earn annually?
Thank you
What have you seen on the DW that frightens/worries you?
I imagine your skills are heavily sought for in the ethical realm. Have you considered going the ethical route or is the allure of unethical hacking keeping you drawn in?
Sorry, second question, if someone with no i.t. experience wanted to get into unethical hacking where would you recommend they start?
How much do you take for common things like RAT installs?
Did you ever do a job and feel guilty after doing it, like something that felt off ? If so can you briefly describe it ?
How necessary do you think a VPN is for a normal run of the mill person? I’m running one but I’m not doing anything too interesting in the grand scheme of things.
How do you protect yourself from the feds? Is it exhausting always trying to hide from them?
Do you see anything about smartphone hacking?
Wouldnt Insider trading be a much faster way to make money without having to launder it?
How does one even find the DW to navigate through it? I always thought it was a myth
Say I want to turn $100 into $10,000 via the dark web….how could someone do this?
How does one tell whether something‘s a scam oe malware in the darkweb or a real offer/real site where you can offer your services?
How many women do you think you’ve trafficked?
I think you should reconsider where you draw your line…
How do you protect yourself from other fellow hackers?
Hey thanks for your time here. Are the noob guides about dw trustworthy? How do you get the links to interesting stuff? On the top post you talk about buying insider info, how and where could I do that? Looks like the safest way to make money or is there any other?
What networth have you amassed from your our illustrious criminal career?
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Is there a way to hack people or install RATs without them doing an active thing like downloading something? Can I accidentally click a link in a phishing mail which opens a website, close it immediately, and it‘s too late?
What steps did you take to make sure this reddit account couldn’t be traced back to you?
If I were to come with a case for you let’s say I want you to find me a guy from the states who intoxicated and graped a colleague of mine who took a tape of it with his phone. Would you be able to locate him or his phone and get access to it if I can give you his name, number, where he lives etc. Let’s say it happened 8 years ago. Would it be a difficult job for you?
Just curious
In this day and age, how easy is it to find the average person’s exact address from their online presence?
Hey I read through the last AMA and thoroughly enjoyed it! Is there fun to be had on the dark web for someone casually wanting to try it out? If yes, where can one go without getting in trouble? I have been to dw many years ago but mostly found it dead and slow, so maybe things have changed?
Is it true that you could buy anyone’s private info on the DW?
What types of interactions have you had with governments? Have you either been hired or had any near misses with being caught? I’m curious how eg the US government is trying to police things and what their capabilities are and how you get around that.
Thanks for sharing. Q1: Do any of your ‘colleagues’ freelance for three-letter agencies (NSA etc.)? Q2: Your opinion on Snowden – is he right and still relevant? Cheers.
Have you ever played a “Robinhood” role so to speak? Like helping people by doing an illegal activity?
What kind of activism did you do? What was it like?
Is it possible to make debt “go away”?
When talking about the Dark Web, do you whisper the name Letterkenney style?dark web
Are you German? Because CCC is German😉
How do you access dark web? Is it like a specific browser link or what?
How safe are IPhones and IOS? Impenetrable? Are unlocks possible?
Does dark web still exist in 2025 ?
Do you do political jobs? Do you favor one side or another?
A family member lost their savings to an international crypto scam a few years back. Banks and action fraud couldn’t help. Are there ethical or unethical ways to get any back or take down the people who socially engineered the situation? How much does a job like that cost? So intrigued.
What are you surprised more people aren’t cautious about when it comes to protecting themselves from unethical hackers? What would you recommend to protect yourself?
What the fuck is dark web anyhow? Is the website not accessible without some vpn or something? Anything useful to every day Americans out there? One example would be insider trading but it’s illegal like drugs so what’s the use behind it, anything legal?
Hey mate, got a two parter for you
1, When shadow brokers released the NSA tools, did you already have access/knowledge of those tools?
2, do you think you have been hired by any sort of government/state level cyber teams by proxy or have seen there hand in clumsy requests and posted jobs?
How and when do you think quantum computing will change hacking and what you do?
I also got into darkweb 10 years ago. Ended up serving 5 years in jail. Be careful.
Can I join you as an intern?
Have you heard or know any hacking done and manipulation of elections within the current 10 years? Sorry if its seems like a farfetched question. I just think the dw is a small community i guess.
Is professional sports betting like NBA and NFL rigged, are there people selling legitimate fixed outcomes in these games?
The Epstein files, any word of those lurking uncensored?
Are those mystery boxes that people unbox on YouTube the real deal or just fake?
One thing I always wanted to know is the mail order brides a legitimate business? I know they just want to be a citizen but how does that work.
What’s something you saw that you really wish you didn’t?
How often are jobs blackmailing / exploiting a person for something you have on them?
It’s pretty much understood that the NSA, without or without Quantum Computing, has made TOR irrelevant. Everyone knows that the NSA/DOD/Five Eyes run like 90% of the world’s nodes and conduct traffic analysis.
Do you have the ability to identify people based on facial recognition?
What did you think of Mr Robot? Accurate in terms of the technical side? The director used to do some hacking way back
What you think of the whole GME saga and the dark pools and shorts? This a real thing or just a bunch of bag holders?
In your original post you say when you set off using the DW l it was for journalism. what information could you find there you couldn’t elsewhere? Do most journalists use the DW?
Have you found proof of aliens?
Oh other questions and TIA and apologize if offends.. You explained your code as money, I get that. But would you scam a community co-op as soon as you would a large corporations with a unethical track record?
If you become financially secure, would you re join hactivist and take down executives at said large corporation with shady ethics… Like. Mm lets say Healthcare in the US?
Do terrorists and extremists like nazis use the dark web? What have you seen?
How often do you fail a job if the target is not easyly SEable or has better security than expected? What happens then?
Other than making your livelihood, whats the most useful part of the Dw? To a non-technical person who doesn’t know coding—is there a reward there worth the risk?
What do you think your punishment would be if you got caught?
Do you do “spying” jobs for people? If they want to check their partners and stuff like that
Does anything scare you about the dark web and current events in the real world?
Is the insider trading information legitimate? That’s so crazy to me lol
Have you ever proactively tried to get the child predators arrested ? Do you believe in karma ?
How do you think AI will change these things? Do you use ai?
How do you get into it for a beginner, like i never experienced dw, do I purchase a brand new laptop(burner)
So can you guys please hurry up and release all the videos of Trump and other prominent republicans doing very naughty things? We’d like them to all go away.
Least obvious fed
How to make a meme coin and then successfully rug pull it (hide identity, how?), how to make it, can you walk me through the whole process
This is such an interesting AMA, thank you
What does doxxing mean?
What’s the best way to find sites on the dark web?
Super basic question – how do people even get on the dark web? Is it only accessible if you know how to code or something?
Hey! Thank you for the AMA!
Do you have experience with android phones? Is it possible that a regular online phone seller installs a malware or a modified android clone that can steal all your password, see everything you do?
Is there a way how I can scan a “brand new mobile” coming from an online webshop for this kind of malware before giving my credentials on initial setup?
This might be a tad unrelated but what do you think of Gary McKinnon and his claim that he found information about “off world” agents?
What does it look like? Does the sites look like the regular web?
Where/how should one begin for journalistic purpose?
I have to ask did you learn code languages on your own or from college or something? I’m in college for something related to cyber and I’ve been losing confidence in coding recently.
Seems like this isn’t your forte but how do people ship stuff from the DW? When I was on 5 years ago everything came from stamp.com accounts. So people have fake identities and set up stamp.com account with? It’s the only thing I could think of.
Strange question and I’ve been looking for a way to solve this problem for a while. Curious if you could provide a solution.
My brother passed away about 9 years ago and me and him would email and share stories that are going on. I purge my inbox regularly and after he passed I realized I only had two emails from him. I am curious if you somehow could get into an email account like that or where would I find help to do so? I’ve tried to guess the password. Contact the provider all with no luck.
Love the post by the way. Any help would be appreciated.
Do you feel you have to have a certain personality to do this type of job? Like sociopathic tendencies because of all the things you are exposed to? Does what you are exposed to affect your personal relationships such as trust? People will romanticize what you do for a living but it sounds exhausting.
Is Lazarus Group as dangerous as it is made out to be? Or it is state protection which makes them bold?
What do you like to do for fun?
How do you actually access the darkweb? I hear about it but have no idea how it actually presents itself or how you access it.
Do you program your own rats on a job by job basis or are there pre packaged apps? Curious how that works for a cell phone for example.
Why do hackers always talk a big game but never do anything? Like anonymous has never done anything but talk talk talk. When’s someone gonna help out humanity? lol
Which countries has the best hackers? Also, how big is corporate espionage? Does big companies hire hackers to steal information from smaller competitors? In your opinion.
Thanks for your time in advance! This is the coolest thread I’ve read so far this year!
What are the first steps a potential client (assuming anonymity is key) should take to find someone like you or a group offering various types of services?
For example, based off your other comments, would it be all interactions should be on a burner first and foremost?
Hi, is your line of work isolating or do you have a “regular” social life? I always wonder whether hackers are the anti-social den dwellers the movies make them out to be, or whether I could easily find myself friends with someone like you. Like do you go out to gigs, party with friends on holiday, go out to nice restaurants etc?
Great AMA btw and thank you for all your responses!
I’d like to ask some questions around the “unethical” part of it all…
You sound British, is that right? Do you move around your location for safety / security?
what is the craziest alien or paranormal dark web thing you’ve seen? are there any official recorded proof of the supernatural? is rogue AI gonna be a thing?
How much to unban an Xbox live permaban?
If you are sure that this Reddit account can’t be traced back to you (which is presumably the case or else you wouldn’t be doing this AMA), then out of curiosity, why are you not willing to answer some of the questions?
For example, about “true conspiracy theories” or giving us an idea of how much money you’ve made from this career.
How realistic are these scenarios in film and television where the hero just calls up their hacker friend says, “I need a location for this phone number”, or gives an address or a business and is like, “I need to see the security cam footage”. It just seems like the magic plot McGuffin to move our hero along in his quest. Can you comment on that? Do you laugh when you see these scenarios come up or are you like, I could do that so much quicker? Always wondered this . . .
Do you know how to hack people’s TikTok?
did you ever come close to being caught?
Please recommend secure messaging app for dummies 🙂 Like I saw you mention jabber but will it be safe with regular phone
Is telegram or signal safer than meta for average person?
Aren’t you afraid your loved ones find out what you do and drop you like a brick?
Can you live with yourself knowing that everything you do in life revolves around hurting other people for your own monetary gain?
If you were seeing this AMA, would you think this is a Fed/Gov agency running an indepth social engineering op?
Hi, I joined on your last AMA it was good.
My question is, can you help me pay off my car loan? Actually it’s not my car, I purchased it for my mum as hers broke down and she couldn’t afford a vehicle to get to work 🙁
I can show proof of receipts. It’s $37,000
Mate, if one day you somehow make rookie mistakes and got caught, do you have backup plans, what do you do to not serve jail time?
I listened to a podcast a while back called “Kill List” about real ppl hiring hitmen on the dark web, which turned out to be a scam. Are those types of things almost always scams on the DW?
So do I just Google for the website for the dark web? Jk kind of.
Are there ways to use the dw for good? Like I guess the Anonymous thing. And do you do any of that? What’s an example of a good big thing that the dw could do for humankind?
How does a normal “working day” look like in your life? What is your motivation for what you are doing?
I’m legally disabled and I guess the government watches my SSN like a hawk to see if I have any income whatsoever. I’m severally struggling financially. Out of your entire years of experience utilizing payments that are under the radar. What can I do using the DW – just to make enough money to make ends meet? Much love and tysm!
How do you find the websites these are on? There are no legitimate search engines (That I know of, correct me if I’m wrong) like on the clear net. Is it just connecting with people who know people? How do you meet those people? I guess what I am asking is how do you start getting in the deeper parts?
I also have a question, how long does it take to be a hacker at your level? Are there any courses any tips?
What is the most amount of money you have made in one year?
Two questions:
Have you met any of the people you interact with in the DW IRL or is everything kept COMPLETELY anonymous for safety reasons?
Have you ever seen any documents or videos that are incriminating of people in the public eye ie. Celebrities, politicians, businessmen, etc
What is it that truly separates the dark web from what the average joe is gonna find browsing google? And I mean that content wise and physically, what stops people from wandering into the dark web, what would they expect to see that’s so different, and what exactly is needed to access it safely?
What has ai affected the most??
what’s up with the issues with orders… my friend did the dark web stuff for ordering drugs sent them to a fake name at a empty apartment building. Anyways fake small numbers say he orders an ounce of weed the shipment may have just that or it may have 3 ounces some lsd tabs and some wax.
i made him contact the seller after the package was clearly too much and they told us they send what they send and don’t contact them unless an order doesn’t have at minimum what they ordered… LIKE?
Im interested in the insider trading bit. How much info is on there regarding stocks or insider trading?
Also, conspiracy theories. Can you name a few big ones that are true?
Might be late, but would you consider have a talk with Jack in Darknet Diaries? Would be super interesting to listen to your stories!
Can you teach me lol I need to get into this
I have two questions for you
1)related to what i do for a living myself, from what little i’ve seen, the arms trade on the dark web always seemed like scams to me. The media bombards us with news that this is the new way for criminals to get firearms but i never really believed it. Am i in the wrong ?
2)how much does it cost to hire you for your most popular service (spying on partner’s apparently) ? And how many of those would you say you do per month ?
How can the average Joe like myself find ways to make 6 figures in the DW?
Can I hire you to learn how to hack social media? I want to be the opposite of you, a white hat hacker. I’m a web developer by trade (mostly focused on front end) but I think I have some basics to start.
My guess is it involves mostly social engineering rather than actually hacking into meta’s servers, no would love to learn techniques and strategies for that.
Main thing is, I want to be the opposite of you. Would love to become a white hat hacker. I’ve had a lot of friends and relatives get their accounts hacked no I’d love to see if a) I can help them get them back or b) I can educate them on what to be on the lookout for.
What are your recommendations for hacking tools available for sale? Is there anything worth it, or is it mostly aimed at scriptkiddies?
Hi, curious Is there such a thing as someone being able to remote take over of your computer and keyboard? How to avoid or deactivate this? 2. Is it possible to delete personal Biometric data held by governments?
What if feds are reading this, how do you stay protected that they dont find you thru reddit ?
When going to the dark web. Is it dangerous to just browse or is that shit dangerous as well? And how do people get to the really dark stuff (no violence or kids)
what do you know about the 2024 U.S. presidential election?
You mentioned $5-20k for one specific job, how much effort would you say this is? Or more generally, how much would you estimate you generally make per hour or day of work?
Fascinating AMA thanks. No questions.
Have you ever brought anything from the dw?
Go on darknet diaries, buddy will respect your privacy
Just want to say thank you, this has been fascinating.
Can you get a pedophiles email password? My step-father has molested one of my daughters and my niece. I’m looking for illegal porn on his computer. I’m not stepping foot in the house so it has to be remote. Thanks.
What’s the best dark web market today for SWIM to buy illicit narcotics?
I see you mostly deal with Monero, and for anyone into crypto it’s easy to see why.
My question is: what role does Bitcoin play in this space? Detractors are always talking about how Bitcoin is just a tool for criminals. Is this a case of something being true earlier on, but no longer holding any weight? Do you have an opinion on Bitcoin at all? Do you hold it?
Tell me more about burner devices. Do you have 10 phones and 10 PCs and you use one for a day or a task and you switch to a new one and sell the old one?
Your education?
I’m sorry if you’ve mentioned elsewhere in this thread, if you have I couldn’t find it. But what’s your education like? College? Were you learning privately in your teens before adulthood opened the world a little?
What sorts of skills must someone in your position have? What’s your work experience like?
Damn. Wild. Well I’m old but curious and know nothing about it. So sorry for the very basic questions.
How does someone access the dark web? Is it just a website?
Is it illegal just to visit the dark web or do you have to actually be doing something illegal there like credit card fraud or something?
Have you ever considered flipping to work for law enforcement or picking back up the journalism side and exposing some things?
Lastly,
Do you enjoy it or is it like me with construction, it’s what I know how to do… so it’s what I do?
Thank you. I know I’m pretty far down the list so probably missed the bus. But thanks for a cool ama!
Cybersecurity analyst here. Relatively early in my career, about 6 years in. Have you ever considered joining the good guys? Becoming a pentester or threat hunting blue team? Whether thats for a private conpany or as an consultant with your own business?
I mean technically you are a freelance cybersecurity dude but since its all shady illegal work, im assuming you dont report your earnings on youe taxes? Lol
Cool AMA man.
Curious about failure rates on say 🐀 jobs any guarantees or no win no fee type agreements.
Dropping min 5g’s is a gamble or do you have reviews or something?
Why don’t hackers like you hack Child Abuse Material websites hidden on the DW ?
Could you find the people who post on there or watch it and rat them out to the police ? I guess closing the actual websites and finding the people who them is hard but what about just trying to find the people who directly abuse the kids ? Finding where the videos are from etc…
What kind of insider trading happens? How accurate is it? And how much does it usually cost! I need something to get me out of poverty! 😂