Something to keep in mind: In each case, the FBI injected the site with malware to crack Tor’s anonymity. Those hacks, developed with the help of outside cont

Something to keep in mind: In each case, the FBI injected the site with malware to crack Tor’s anonymity. Those hacks, developed with the help of outside contractors, were a technical milestone. When the FBI first realized it could break through Tor, Hosko said the agency gathered counterterrorism investigators and intelligence agencies to see if any of them had a more pressing need for the software. “It was this, exponentially,” Hosko said.