Question

Tom has created a website that connects people who want to purchase illegal drugs with those who supply them. The website includes a geographically-organized inventory of drug dealers and suppliers. Tom's activities fall into which category of cybercrime?

A) Identity theft
B) Cyberbullying
C) Cyberstalking
D) Darknet market

Answer 1

Tom's website that connects illegal drug buyers and sellers is categorized as a 'Darknet market' cybercrime.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tom's activities of creating a website that facilitates the sale of illegal drugs by connecting buyers with sellers falls into the category of Darknet market cybercrime. A Darknet market is a commercial website on the dark web that operates via darknets such as Tor or I2P. They primarily function as black markets, selling or brokering transactions involving drugs, cyber-arms, weapons, counterfeit currency, stolen credit card details, forged documents, unlicensed pharmaceuticals, steroids, and other illicit goods as well as the sale of legal products.