Intermediate · 11 min read

Anti-Phishing Detection

Identify phishing clones, verify authentic .onion URLs, and use PGP-signed verification.

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Clone Economics

Phishers need only a convincing page and a hurried visitor. Markets with strong brands are prime targets.

Verification Stack

  1. PGP-signed canary with known fingerprint
  2. Second independent forum confirmation
  3. Personal prior bookmark comparison

Red Flags

  • Urgent “funds at risk” banners
  • Requests for seed phrases
  • Newly created signing keys pretending to be old admins