Guo, Bingyang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1166-2830
Zhang, Yunyi
Shi, Fan
Zhang, Min
Xue, Pengfei
Xu, Chengxi
Shen, Yi
Hu, Miao
Funding for this research was provided by:
Key Technologies Research and Development Program (2022YFB3102902)
Article History
Received: 28 July 2025
Accepted: 13 November 2025
First Online: 14 January 2026
Declarations
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: The purpose of this work is to analyze the early-stage characteristics of illicit websites in order to support efforts against illicit activities. All potentially harmful content in this study was stored on dedicated servers with restricted access. The dataset was collected and maintained solely for academic research purposes. It will not be made directly available to the public, and any external request must strictly comply with both ethical standards and legal requirements.
: The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.