Tor weakness fears cause Agora dark market to temporarily close

Charlee Gothard
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Vulnerabilities in Tor Hidden Services protocol could be exploited by hackers, warns Agora

The dark web marketplace known as Agora has announced it is to temporarily close due to security fears concerning the Tor anonymity software that underpins the market. Agora typically trades pha...

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