dark web

/dɑːrk wɛb/· noun

科技/AIB1

dark web
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Chinese meaning

暗àn网wǎng

需xū特tè殊shū工gōng具jù访fǎng问wèn、常cháng涉shè非fēi法fǎ交jiāo易yì的de隐yǐn蔽bì网wǎng络luò

In this story →

记jì者zhě驾jià照zhào的de高gāo清qīng扫sǎo描miáo件jiàn几jǐ小xiǎo时shí内nèi就jiù被bèi卖mài到dào暗àn网wǎng上shàng

Example

Within hours of an employee scanning my driver's license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web.

员yuán工gōng扫sǎo描miáo我wǒ的de驾jià照zhào几jǐ小xiǎo时shí后hòu,一yí份fèn高gāo清qīng扫sǎo描miáo件jiàn就jiù已yǐ在zài暗àn网wǎng上shàng出chū售shòu。

Source: Ars Technica · 2 Sep 2026

Background ✎

一yī名míng记jì者zhě租zū车chē后hòu驾jià照zhào信xìn息xī被bèi扫sǎo描miáo,几jǐ小xiǎo时shí内nèi高gāo清qīng扫sǎo描miáo件jiàn就jiù出chū现xiàn在zài暗àn网wǎng出chū售shòu。据jùKrebsOnSecurity报bào道dào,这zhè是shì名míng为wèiNexus的de身shēn份fèn盗dào窃qiè服fú务wù泄xiè露lòu的de逾yú1.53亿yì份fèn驾jià照zhào之zhī一yī,受shòu害hài者zhě还hái包bāo括kuò记jì者zhě本běn人rén及jí家jiā人rén、一yī名míngFBI官guān员yuán等děng。

Roots · etymology

web 借自 World Wide Web 中「网」的比喻,dark 表示搜索引擎照不到、不可见

  • dark(暗、隐蔽)+ web(网,即互联网)

Collocations

  • sell on the dark web / dark web marketplace / access the dark web

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