Tor insists its network is safe after German cops convict CSAM dark-web admin

A German investigation claims authorities used timing analysis and telecom cooperation to deanonymize a Tor user linked to a .onion CSAM site, resulting in arrest and conviction; Tor and researchers say the capture likely relied on an outdated Ricochet client and guard discovery rather than a novel Tor protocol flaw, and call for more disclosure about the methods used.