Comparison of Cyber Attacks on Services in the Clearnet and Darknet

Cyber attacks on clearnet services are discussed widely in the research literature. However, a systematic comparison of cyber attacks on clearnet and darknet services has not been performed. This chapter describes an approach for setting up and simultaneously running honeypots with vulnerable services in the clearnet and darknet to collect information about attacks and attacker behavior. Key observations are provided and the similarities and differences regarding attacks and attacker behavior are discussed.