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Law enforcement reports successful Tor deanonymizations in Germany

Peeling the onion takes time and money

Rob Beschizza
Oct 25, 2024
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Tor provides online anonymity, but user complacency and the complicity of internet service providers has enabled police to collar specific suspects in Germany.

Few weeks ago, the German political magazine Panorama and STRG_F reported that law enforcement agencies infiltrated the Tor network in order to expose criminals…

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