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== History ==
== History ==
The first Hidden Wiki was operated through the .onion [[pseudo top-level domain]] which can be accessed only by using [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] or a Tor gateway.<ref name = "ars">{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/10/anonymous-takes-down-darknet-child-porn-site-on-tor-network.ars|title=Anonymous takes down darknet child porn site on Tor network|last=Gallagher|first=Sean |date=23 October 2011|publisher=[[Ars Technica]]|accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref> Its main page provided a community-maintained [[Web directory|link directory]] to other hidden services, including links claiming to offer [[money laundering]], [[contract killing]], [[cyber-attack]]s for hire, [[contraband]] chemicals, and [[bomb making]]. The rest of the wiki was essentially uncensored as well and also offered links to sites hosting [[child pornography]] and [[child abuse|abuse]] images.<ref name = "telegraph">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8851242/The-Hidden-Wiki-an-internet-underworld-of-child-abuse.html|title=The Hidden Wiki: an internet underworld of child abuse|last=Williams|first=Christopher |date=27 October 2011|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=25 January 2012}}</ref>
The first Hidden Wiki was operated through the .onion [[pseudo top-level domain]] which can be accessed only by using [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor]] or a Tor gateway.<ref name = "ars">{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/10/anonymous-takes-down-darknet-child-porn-site-on-tor-network.ars|title=Anonymous takes down darknet child porn site on Tor network|last=Gallagher|first=Sean |date=23 October 2011|publisher=[[Ars Technica]]|accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref> Its main page provided a community-maintained link directory to other hidden services, including links claiming to offer [[money laundering]], [[contract killing]], [[cyber-attack]]s for hire, [[contraband]] chemicals, and [[bomb making]]. The rest of the wiki was essentially uncensored as well and also offered links to sites hosting child pornography and [[child abuse|abuse]] images.<ref name = "telegraph">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8851242/The-Hidden-Wiki-an-internet-underworld-of-child-abuse.html|title=The Hidden Wiki: an internet underworld of child abuse|last=Williams|first=Christopher |date=27 October 2011|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=25 January 2012}}</ref>


The earliest mention of the hidden wiki is from 2007 when it was located at 6sxoyfb3h2nvok2d.onion.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Karsten|title=Length of new onion addresses|url=https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2007-June/001442.html|accessdate=10 March 2018}}</ref>
The earliest mention of the hidden wiki is from 2007 when it was located at 6sxoyfb3h2nvok2d.onion.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Karsten|title=Length of new onion addresses|url=https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2007-June/001442.html|accessdate=10 March 2018}}</ref>
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At some point prior to August 2013, the site was hosted on [[Freedom Hosting]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Howell O'Neill|first1=Patrick|title=An in-depth guide to Freedom Hosting, the engine of the Dark Net|url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/eric-marques-tor-freedom-hosting-child-porn-arrest/|accessdate=3 August 2015|date=4 August 2013}}</ref>
At some point prior to August 2013, the site was hosted on [[Freedom Hosting]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Howell O'Neill|first1=Patrick|title=An in-depth guide to Freedom Hosting, the engine of the Dark Net|url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/eric-marques-tor-freedom-hosting-child-porn-arrest/|accessdate=3 August 2015|date=4 August 2013}}</ref>


In March 2014 the site and its kpvz7ki2v5agwt35[[.onion]] domain was hacked and redirected to [[Doxbin]].<ref name=hacked>{{cite news|work=[[DeepDotWeb]]|title=The Hidden Wiki Hacked, WikiTor Fills The Gap|url=http://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/03/14/hidden-wiki-hacked-wikitor-fills-gap/|accessdate=29 March 2015|date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319150336/http://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/03/14/hidden-wiki-hacked-wikitor-fills-gap/|archive-date=19 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following this event, the content began to be mirrored to more locations. During [[Operation Onymous]] in November 2014, after its Bulgarian hosting was compromised, the site served a message from law enforcement.<ref>{{cite news|last1=[[DeepDotWeb]]|title=The Hidden Wiki Seized (Old Domain)|url=https://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/11/15/the-hidden-wiki-seized/|accessdate=20 June 2015|date=15 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628213012/https://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/11/15/the-hidden-wiki-seized/|archive-date=28 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In March 2014 the site and its kpvz7ki2v5agwt35.onion domain was hacked and redirected to [[Doxbin]].<ref name=hacked>{{cite news|work=[[DeepDotWeb]]|title=The Hidden Wiki Hacked, WikiTor Fills The Gap|url=http://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/03/14/hidden-wiki-hacked-wikitor-fills-gap/|accessdate=29 March 2015|date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319150336/http://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/03/14/hidden-wiki-hacked-wikitor-fills-gap/|archive-date=19 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following this event, the content began to be mirrored to more locations. During [[Operation Onymous]] in November 2014, after its Bulgarian hosting was compromised, the site served a message from law enforcement.<ref>{{cite news|last1=[[DeepDotWeb]]|title=The Hidden Wiki Seized (Old Domain)|url=https://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/11/15/the-hidden-wiki-seized/|accessdate=20 June 2015|date=15 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628213012/https://www.deepdotweb.com/2014/11/15/the-hidden-wiki-seized/|archive-date=28 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Mirrors ==
== Mirrors ==

Revision as of 03:52, 4 January 2020

The Hidden Wiki
Type of site
Internet directory
Available inEnglish
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
Current statusAmbiguously forked

The Hidden Wiki is the name used by several[1] censorship-resistant wikis operating as Tor hidden services that anyone can anonymously edit after registering on the site. The main page serves as a directory of links to other .onion sites.

History

The first Hidden Wiki was operated through the .onion pseudo top-level domain which can be accessed only by using Tor or a Tor gateway.[2] Its main page provided a community-maintained link directory to other hidden services, including links claiming to offer money laundering, contract killing, cyber-attacks for hire, contraband chemicals, and bomb making. The rest of the wiki was essentially uncensored as well and also offered links to sites hosting child pornography and abuse images.[3]

The earliest mention of the hidden wiki is from 2007 when it was located at 6sxoyfb3h2nvok2d.onion.[4]

A well known iteration of the Hidden Wiki was founded some time before October 2011, coming to prominence with its associations with illegal content.[5]

At some point prior to August 2013, the site was hosted on Freedom Hosting.[6]

In March 2014 the site and its kpvz7ki2v5agwt35.onion domain was hacked and redirected to Doxbin.[7] Following this event, the content began to be mirrored to more locations. During Operation Onymous in November 2014, after its Bulgarian hosting was compromised, the site served a message from law enforcement.[8]

Mirrors

There are several .onion websites hosting mirrors and forks of the Hidden Wiki, as such there is no longer one single official Hidden Wiki.[1] Many are hosted for accessibility reasons, due to frequent downtime and instability of the main wiki, while others were launched in order to filter links to child pornography.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b DeepDotWeb (15 November 2015). "The Hidden Wiki Seized (Old Domain)". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ Gallagher, Sean (23 October 2011). "Anonymous takes down darknet child porn site on Tor network". Ars Technica. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ^ Williams, Christopher (27 October 2011). "The Hidden Wiki: an internet underworld of child abuse". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  4. ^ Karsten. "Length of new onion addresses". Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ Williams, Christopher (24 October 2011). "Anonymous hacktivists target child abuse websites". Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. ^ Howell O'Neill, Patrick (4 August 2013). "An in-depth guide to Freedom Hosting, the engine of the Dark Net". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  7. ^ "The Hidden Wiki Hacked, WikiTor Fills The Gap". DeepDotWeb. March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  8. ^ DeepDotWeb (15 November 2014). "The Hidden Wiki Seized (Old Domain)". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  9. ^ Millanta, Luke (6 May 2013). "Peeling the Onion: A look at the Tor Project". PC Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  10. ^ Mead, Derek (12 March 2014). "A Hacker Scrubbed Child Porn Links from the Dark Web's Most Popular Site". VICE Motherboard. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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