10 sats \ 0 replies \ @l0k18 15 Jan 2023 \ parent \ on: How Did the FBI Get a Tor User's IP Address? bitcoin
This is a very expensive attack, it would require 3000 routers to be set up to get a 1/3 chance of catching timing data. Some believe this is how they got Silk road. The tiny number of nodes compared to users makes it a lot cheaper than it could be if there was any incentive to run relays.