Table 1 Categories used to classify the selected COVID-19 dataset. The first five categories constitute COVID-19 specific listings, while the last one, called COVID-19 mentions, includes listings mentioning one of the keywords in Table 5 without selling actual COVID-19 specific listings
From: Dark Web Marketplaces and COVID-19: before the vaccine
Category | Examples |
|---|---|
PPE | gloves, gowns, masks, n95 |
Medicines | azithromycin, chloroquine, azithromycin, favipiravir, remdesivir |
Guides on scamming | how to illicitly get COVID-19 relief packages |
Web Domains | covid-testing.in, coronavintheworld.com |
Medical Frauds | antidotes, vaccines, allegedly curative recreational drug mixes |
Tests | diagnosis, test |
Fake Medical Records | medical record, medical certification |
Ventilators | medical ventilators |
COVID-19 mentions | computer, drugs, scam (excluding listings in the previous categories) |