> Attackers Hijacked Over 300 Tor Exit Relays to Intercept SSH Connections
[DATE: 21/10/2026 10:30]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
Attackers took control of more than 300 Tor exit relays in early October and used them to redirect SSH connections to servers that stole login passwords, a researcher found.
Exit relays are the last hop in a Tor circuit, where traffic leaves the network for its destination. Only a password login to an SSH server made through Tor between October 1 and 5, after accepting the interception