# Tor Exit Node Crypto Hack - any risk to bisq users?

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/tor-exit-node-crypto-hack-any-risk-to-bisq-users/9729>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 12, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/tor-exit-node-crypto-hack-any-risk-to-bisq-users/9729 "2020-08-12T21:56:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![maxkoda](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/maxkoda/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@maxkoda](https://bisq.community/u/maxkoda)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/tor-exit-node-crypto-hack-any-risk-to-bisq-users/9729/1 "2020-08-12T21:56:26Z")

</div>

Regarding the recent Tor exit node hack targeting crypto mixing services:

**Article:** [https://www.coindesk.com/tor-network-compromised-single-hacker-stealing-users-bitcoin-report](https://www.coindesk.com/tor-network-compromised-single-hacker-stealing-users-bitcoin-report)

**Detailed report:** [https://medium.com/@nusenu/how-malicious-tor-relays-are-exploiting-users-in-2020-part-i-1097575c0cac](https://medium.com/@nusenu/how-malicious-tor-relays-are-exploiting-users-in-2020-part-i-1097575c0cac)

Could bisq’s use of Tor provide any risk exposure to bisq users?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bayernator](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/bayernator/32/2515_2.png) [@Bayernator](https://bisq.community/u/Bayernator)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/tor-exit-node-crypto-hack-any-risk-to-bisq-users/9729/2 "2020-08-13T17:26:39Z")

</div>

Good question. Haven’t read this in detail yet. however, i don’t believe Bisq ever sends anything over clearnet so it shouldn’t be an issue… although I may be wrong here. If a user is using a bitcoin node that isn’t going through tor then perhaps.

From what i remember reading exit nodes are being used to switch out peoples bitcoin addresses with malicious ones. As long as the communication remains within Tor you’re fine.