PGP

Why PGP Key Management Destroys More Operations Than Bad OPSEC

PGP key generation, distribution, and storage failures create retroactive vulnerabilities that compromise entire communication histories.

VPN

The Technical Reality of VPN Kill Switches and DNS Leaks

VPN kill switches fail during timing windows while DNS leaks occur through multiple system-level bypass mechanisms.

Bitcoin-Mixers

Why Every Major Bitcoin Mixer Got Users Arrested: ChipMixer, Tornado Cash, and Samourai Cases

ChipMixer, Tornado Cash, and Samourai Wallet failures show that Bitcoin mixing services create surveillance databases and legal liability.

Threat-Models

Building Proper Threat Models: What Most People Get Wrong About OPSEC

Effective threat models assess specific adversary capabilities and attack surfaces rather than implementing random security measures.

I2P

I2P vs Tor: Why Garlic Routing Offers Better Anonymity for Darknet Markets

I2P's garlic routing provides superior anonymity through bidirectional tunnels and distributed architecture without central authorities.

npm malware

AI-Generated npm Wallet Drainer Exposes Supply Chain Catastrophe

The package literally advertised itself as an 'enhanced stealth wallet drainer' in its own source code, and npm still served it up for days.

LibreWolf

Why LibreWolf Destroys Chrome and Firefox for Operational Security

LibreWolf strips Firefox of corporate surveillance while implementing aggressive fingerprinting resistance and privacy hardening.

Monero

How Monero's Ring Signatures Provide True Transaction Privacy

Monero uses ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RingCT to provide complete transaction privacy through cryptographic mathematics.

samourai

Build Privacy Tools, Go to Prison, Samourai Developers Change Pleas

The code they wrote remains free, waiting for the next generation of developers smart enough to never attach their names to it.

darknet vendor

SnowQueen and EliteSupplies Busted

Sydney cops busted Ricky Cao (25) and Henry Do (22) for running a dark web drug syndicate from suburban bedrooms, moving 4kg of cocaine, heroin, ice and ketamine nationwide until a single $630 crypto transaction exposed their operation to five months of surveillance.

Darknet Markets

Tor2onMarket Deploys Emergency Mirrors Following DDoS Attack

Tor2onMarket, a leading dark web marketplace with over $15 million in transaction volume, deployed rotating emergency mirror addresses on July 6, 2025, after coming under DDoS attack.

Matrix

The Real Impact of OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 on Decentralized Communications

The Matrix ecosystem's compliance gambit might actually matter