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Re:The FBI Identified a Tor User by zrwalt on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @09:53AM (#34413057)
It is a volume+timing attack. From 2014:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28573625

"The Tor Project suggests the perpetrator compromised the network via a "traffic confirmation attack".

This involves the attacker controlling both the first part of the circuit of nodes involved - known as the "entry relay" - as well as the exit relay.

By matching the volumes and timings of the data sent at one end of the circuit to those received at the other end, it becomes possible to reveal the Tor user's identity because the computer used as an entry relay will have logged their internet protocol (IP) address."

Re:The FBI Identified a Tor User by Buffout on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @11:14AM (#34414327)
See my reply above, this are just bugs that are fixable.

"Timing attack" that will not be fixed is when police has warrant for your ISP, and police has ISP logs and destination server logs. (so it can compare the two)