Dread Dark Web Forum Hijacked, Operators Claim Control of Domain Keys

**Executive summary:** Unknown operators claim to have hijacked the Tor-based Dread forum and its domain keys, posting a pinned takeover notice and promoting a replacement site (CafeDread); there is no independent verification of data exfiltration, but the incident suggests a partial or full compromise of infrastructure or signing keys, and users are advised to avoid mirrors, replacement links, and logging in until original administrators verify control.