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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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Jan 18, 2026
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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...

Feb 2, 2026

What legal standards do US courts apply when authorizing NITs to target Tor users?

courts treat the ’s use of network investigative techniques (NITs) against Tor users as a search for Fourth Amendment purposes that must be supported by probable cause and particularized warrants, but...

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