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   Anonymous User to Anonymous   
   Re: Onionflation attacks on Tor network   
   02 Mar 26 01:20:27   
   
   XPost: alt.cypherpunks, alt.privacy, alt.privacy.anon-server   
   XPost: vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.misc   
   From: noreply@dirge.harmsk.com   
      
   In  Anonymous wrote:   
   >   
   > 2600 - The Hacker Quarterly  ·   
   > Andrew Strutt   
   > ·   
   > Admin   
   > ·   
   > 4h   
   > ·   
   > A group of security researchers just developed a new family of attacks   
   > dubbed OnionFlation, that turn tors denial of service defense mechanism   
   > against its own users. This enables attackers to essentially bring down   
   > any onion service of their choosing. This class of attacks actually takes   
   > advantage of an asymmetry in onion routing, which reveals a persistent   
   > issue facing the tor network. As a result, these types of attacks are   
   > difficult to properly patch or defend against. I use my own Onion Service   
   > to demonstrate the principals of this attack in real time.   
   >   
   > https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity25/presentation/lee   
   >   
   > https://www.facebook.com/groups/2600net/posts/4482651051957985/   
      
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