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Law Enforcement vs Tor (2011-2021)

Law enforcement operations against Tor hidden services from 2011 to 2021, including Operation Onymous, Operation Torpedo, and the German Ricochet/Boystown probe.

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What documented law‑enforcement operations have targeted Tor‑hosted chat services or onion IRC networks?

Law‑enforcement agencies have mounted several documented operations against services running on Tor, from broad takedowns of darknet markets (Operation Onymous / 2014) to targeted deanonymization camp...