Anonymity networks are becoming increasingly popular in today's online world as more
users attempt to safeguard their online privacy. Tor is currently the most popular anonymity …

Tor [Dingledine et al. 2004] is the most widely used anonymity network today, serving
millions of users on a daily basis using a growing number of volunteer-run routers. Since its …

Tor hidden services (HSs) are used to provide anonymity services to users on the Internet
without disclosing the location of the servers so as to enable freedom of speech. However …

Tor hidden services allow someone to host a website or other transmission control protocol
(TCP) service whilst remaining anonymous to visitors. The collection of all Tor hidden …

The importance of safeguarding individuals' privacy rights in online activities is unmistakable
in today's anonymity networks. Since the introduction of Mixnet by Chaum, numerous …

Anonymous communications networks were created to protect the privacy of
communications, preventing censorship and traffic analysis. The most famous anonymous …

In the darknet security topic, it is important to analyze the threats that characterize the
network. This paper deeply investigates the literature of attacks against the Tor network …

Tor is a popular low-latency anonymous communication system. It is, however, currently
abused in various ways. Tor exit routers are frequently troubled by administrative and legal …

Tor is a widely-used anonymity network with more than two million daily users. A special
feature of Tor is the hidden service architecture. Hidden services are a popular method for …

The Lightning Network (LN) is a widely-adopted off-chain protocol that not only addresses
Bitcoin's scaling problem but also enables anonymous payments. Prior attacks have shown …