Intelligent Systems for Security Informatics

Chapter 1

Revealing the Hidden World of the Dark Web

Social Media Forums and Videos¹

Hsinchun Chen^∗, Dorothy Denning^†, Nancy Roberts^†, Catherine A. Larson^∗, Ximing Yu^∗ and Chun-Neng Huang^∗, ^∗Management Information Systems Department, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA, ^†Department of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA

Chapter Outline

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The Dark Web Forum Portal

1.2.1 Data Identification and Collection

1.2.2 Evolution of the Dark Web Forum Portal

Version 1.0

Version 2.0

Version 2.5

1.2.3 Summary of the Three Versions

1.2.4 Case Studies using the Dark Web Forum Portal

Case study I. Dark Forums in Eastern Afghanistan: How to influence the Haqqani audience

Case study II. Psychological ...