The information and IT revolution, as well as media events and campaigns related to the problem of protecting privacy on the Internet, determine the socio-economic reality of the modern world. The TOR network is the answer to the need to maintain the anonymity of an individual. The principles of operation and the possibilities of the TOR network, which it makes available to its users, have, however, led to the development of cybercrime in a new dimension. The subject of the article is the principles of TOR operation and pathological phenomena in this network. Its strong integration with the anonymous currency Bitcoin may in the future contribute to the emergence of new global threats.