The dark web is often misunderstood, but it plays an important role in both privacy technology and cybercrime activity.In this episode, Tom Eston speaks with cybersecurity researcher and educator John Hammond about what the dark web actually is and how it has evolved in recent years. The discussion covers underground marketplaces, ransomware leak sites, threat intelligence collection, and the operational risks involved in dark web investigations.John also shares details about his new training course Dark Web 2, which focuses on using a hacker mindset to gather cyber threat intelligence from dark web sources.** Links mentioned on the show ** John’s “Just Hacking Training” https://www.justhacking.com/John Hammond’s 2-Course Dark Web Training Path (25% Off!) https://learn.justhacking.com/bundles/abfd8930-c45c-4f10-afd8-bc7ebb677d6dJohn’s Dark Web 2 – CTI Researcher Course https://www.justhacking.com/course/dark-web-2-cti-researcher/Dark Web & Cybercrime Investigations (Dark Web 1) https://www.justhacking.com/course/dark-web-cybercrime-investigations/Connect with John Hammond https://johnhammond.org/links** Watch this episode on YouTube **https://youtu.be/tem5ZHDb5-s** Become a Shared Security Supporter **Get exclusive access to bonus episodes, listen to new episodes before they are released, receive a monthly shout-out on the show, and get a discount code for 15% off merch at the Shared Security store. Become a supporter today by going to our YouTube channel’s membership section: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9CCDIYkDDqwEZ3UYaxjnA/join** Thank you to our sponsors! **SLNTVisit slnt.com to check out SLNT’s amazing line of Faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 10% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”.** Subscribe and follow the podcast **Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SharedSecurityPodcastFollow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sharedsecurity.bsky.socialFollow us on Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@sharedsecurityJoin us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SharedSecurityShow/Visit our website: https://sharedsecurity.netSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://sharedsecurity.net/subscribeSign-up for our email newsletter to receive updates about the podcast, contest announcements, and special offers from our sponsors: https://shared-security.beehiiv.com/subscribeLeave us a rating and review: https://ratethispodcast.com/sharedsecurityContact u