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srgkrgkj (OP)
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December 21, 2014, 10:41:56 AM
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Tor may be on the verge of being disabled by a immense attack. Unknown to many users this attack has been confirmed by a few sources who have yet to be revealed to the public. In a blog post the Tor Project explained how the attack may be orchestrated from with in the network itself further amplifying its destructive powers.



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December 21, 2014, 10:57:00 AM
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should be interesting to watch. Tor does have a few weaknesses and if its an attack that manages to turn nodes on each other i dont think its just TOR going to be affected i see it affecting a good % of the net to.

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December 22, 2014, 06:39:21 PM
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http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/12/cluster-of-tor-servers-taken-down-in-unexplained-outage/

Sometimes, if it looks too bullish, it's actually bearish
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