Police tighten grip, Maoists turn to dark web for communication

WITH the police hot on their heels, the Maoist cadres are increasingly turning to the dark web for maintaining communication and evading surveillance.

- SHAN A S @T'Puram

Owing to the high-level of encryption that provides enhanced anonymity, the ultras are using the dark web, which can only be accessed using special software, to spread propaganda and for recruiting people, sources with the police said. They said the state police are monitoring the dark web using their own tool to crawl data (collecting data from various sources on the web). They are also getting assistance from central agencies as encryption level the offenders are making use of often poses technical hurdles.