ZDNet article

 

A mysterious group has hijacked Tor exit nodes to perform SSL stripping attacks (link)
At one point, the group ran almost a quarter of all Tor exit nodes. Group still controls 10% of all Tor exit nodes today.

By Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day | August 10, 2020 -- 19:18 GMT

 

"The goal of the person-in-the-middle attack is to execute "SSL stripping" attacks by downgrading the user's web traffic from HTTPS URLs to less secure HTTP alternatives.

Based on their investigation, Nusenu said the primary goal of these SSL stripping attacks was to allow the group to replace Bitcoin addresses inside HTTP traffic going to Bitcoin mixing services."

Interesting, exit nodes are not to be trusted at the best of times.

 

For something to remain 'fully secure' - best to use an actual onion service, that way there is no exit from the network.

Bitcoin down 3.65% today. Wonder if the hijack and security concerns have anything to do with it.

https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin