Most dark web busts start with an OPSEC failure
"Most dark web busts start with an OPSEC failure, not a fancy crypto crack. Investigators know this, so they actively scour for any link between an online alias and a real identity. They’ll comb forums, social media, leaks, and past posts to find if the suspect ever reused a username, email, or PGP key. In the words of one cybercrime agent, Give me one piece of re used personal info, and I can unravel the whole pseudonym."
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