Operation Onymous (November 2014)
eventIntelligence & Surveillance · Darknet & Cyber
The FBI helped take down dozens of hidden markets using university research that cracked the anonymity network Tor.
Who they are
Operation Onymous, a November 2014 international takedown of Silk Road 2.0 and 27+ other darknet markets.
What they do
It dismantled a large batch of hidden marketplaces at once.
How it works
The operation relied in part on Carnegie Mellon SEI's 2014 research attacking Tor, which the FBI then subpoenaed.
Why it matters
The engine notes it as an early case where supposedly anonymous darknet sites were cracked using academic attacks on the anonymity network they depended on.
The engine's record — word for word
Coordinated international takedown of Silk Road 2.0 + 27+ darknet markets. Used in part the Carnegie Mellon SEI 2014 Tor-attack research that the FBI subsequently subpoenaed.
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