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Operation Onion Peeler

The FBI's investigation into Silk Road and related Tor hidden services, demonstrating that targeted law-enforcement techniques can deanonymize specific actors on Tor.

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How does the FBI's Operation Onion Peeler impact Tor user anonymity?

Operation Onion Peeler— the FBI’s investigation that targeted Silk Road and related Tor hidden services—did not “break” Tor’s cryptography but demonstrated that targeted law-enforcement techniques, op...