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Nov 14, 2025
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Is styxmarket.com a legitimate online marketplace?

Public reporting and automated trust-checkers give mixed signals about styxmarket.com: some website-safety tools rate it as medium-to-low risk (Scamadviser score 66) while others flag it as suspicious...

Nov 21, 2025
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How secure and trustworthy is Styx Market for online purchases in 2025?

Styx Market is widely reported as a dark‑web marketplace focused on financial fraud, with built‑in escrow, a “Trusted Sellers” area and Telegram integration that operators say increase buyer confidenc...

Dec 14, 2025
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Cloudflare mitigated the largest DDoS attack in modern history

Cloudflare’s own reporting and multiple security outlets document a rapid succession of record-breaking mitigations in 2025, culminating in a December claim that Cloudflare blocked a 29.7 Tbps DDoS pe...

Dec 14, 2025

Are there verified sources confirming nude images of other major pop stars were faked or doctored?

Verified reporting shows major pop stars have repeatedly had nude images circulated that news outlets, spokespeople or the stars themselves called fake or doctored — for example Taylor Swift faced wid...

Nov 25, 2025

Have there been documented real-world cases where law enforcement used traffic analysis to deanonymize Tor services or clients?

Reporting and expert review of German investigations into the “Boystown” takedown say law enforcement used timing (traffic) analysis via Tor-operated relays to deanonymize some Onion service operators...

Jan 1, 2026

Hackers communicating through note pad

Hackers are increasingly using text editors and online notepad services not merely as targets but as covert communication and delivery channels — for example, the WogRAT family fetches an encrypted .N...

Nov 26, 2025

How do carding forums recruit and vet new members on the dark web?

Dark‑web carding forums recruit members through public job-like posts, private solicitations (including offers to hire insiders and mules), and forum-managed entry controls such as vetting, status tie...

Nov 10, 2025

Can Tor browser protect against zero-day exploits on .onion sites?

Tor Browser reduces risk but does not eliminate the possibility of zero‑day exploits on .onion sites: historical incidents show browser vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild, Tor maintainers...