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Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers

• tazu 3y ago
  This is why we need WebAuthn[1] supporting browser-side encryption using passkeys (or any other secure enclave)[2]. Relying on servers to encrypt data for you will be seen as comical 5 years from now. [1]: https://blog.millerti.me/2023/01/22/encrypting-data-in-the-browser-using-webauthn/ https://blog.millerti.me/2023/01/22/encrypting-data-in-the-b... [2]: https://sneakernetsend.com/ https://sneakernetsend.com/
  • melvyn2 3y ago
    For dark-net markets, server-side encryption is already seen as a failsafe rather than a feature, and smart users ALWAYS encrypt client side (PGP). That said, for activities like these, smart users are not necessarily the majority...
• ChrisArchitect 3y ago
  [dupe] Some more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39672317 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39672317