intelligence_src_636032c91a0b4c9a97
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- Evidence class
- mentioned in report
- Confidence
- Not reported
- Observed
- Oct 09, 2026 09:03 UTC
- Retrieved
- Oct 13, 2026 10:39 UTC
GoBalance Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack .onion Addresses by Recovering Tor-Format Keys
A bug in GoBalance, a tool many dark-web sites use to stay reachable during attacks, lets anyone work out the secret key that controls a site's .onion address using only public information, and then take that address over. Searchlight Cyber, which disclosed the flaw on October 8, says an attacker who recovers the key can redirect the site's visitors to a copy of the site they control.
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- Source category
- research-report
- First reported
- Oct 09, 2026 09:03 UTC
- Last reported
- Oct 09, 2026 09:03 UTC
- Catalog updated
- Oct 13, 2026 10:39 UTC
- Record ID
54498844e9fabf20f2db08d4e2713944e0b230222be597bba4643c197f384cc3
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