Privacy by default
Privacy is treated as a design requirement rather than an optional feature. The forum asks for as little personal information as possible and is reachable over Tor.
Wiretap
Privacy. Security. Community.
A cybersecurity and privacy community built around technical discussion, research and pseudonymous participation.
What is Wiretap?
Wiretap is a community forum for people interested in cybersecurity, privacy and the technology around them. Discussions cover OPSEC, authorized red team work, blue team and DFIR, reverse engineering, defensive malware analysis, CTF and wargames, Linux and BSD, networking and programming.
Wiretap was built to provide a simple place for people interested in cybersecurity, privacy and technology to exchange knowledge under pseudonyms, without requiring an email address or phone number to join.
The project aims to bring back the spirit of the older technical forums — simple, community-driven and pseudonymous — while remaining a strictly legal environment dedicated to research, learning and defense.
Why Wiretap?
Community, not noise
Wiretap is a discussion board, not a social network. Threads, answers and reputation come from participation — there is no engagement to farm and nothing to monetize.
Made for learning
Questions are welcome at every level. Research, writeups and legitimate tooling are shared openly so members can learn from each other.
Who is it for?
Members typically are
- Cybersecurity learners and students
- Security researchers
- Developers
- Authorized pentesters and red teamers
- Blue team, SOC and DFIR analysts
- Reverse engineers
- CTF and wargame players
- Privacy and OPSEC enthusiasts
- Linux, BSD and networking people
What people do on Wiretap
- Ask questions and get technical answers
- Publish research and CTF writeups
- Share legitimate tools and resources
- Help other members and learn from them
- Build a reputation within the community
Access Wiretap
The forum is reachable in two ways. Both endpoints serve the exact same forum: same accounts, same threads, same messages.
Tor / Onion
Access through Tor Browser, via the official onion service.
http://cpdt5zvhn4iy7srtlj47cymvn3o63wvgulh2tr3tzpfd7n7vhdrok3qd.onion/
New to Tor?
- Install Tor Browser.
- Open the Wiretap onion address above.
- Register or log in normally.
Privacy by design
Wiretap is designed to minimize the personal information required to participate. Privacy is treated as a design requirement rather than an optional feature.
- Pseudonym and password only. Registration asks for a username and a password. Nothing else.
- No email address. No email address is requested to create an account.
- No phone number. No phone number is requested either.
- Limited technical logs. Technical logs are limited and kept for a short time, for the security and operation of the service.
- Clearnet and Tor. You choose how you connect: standard HTTPS or the onion service.
Wiretap does not make absolute anonymity claims — no honest service can. It keeps the data it needs to a minimum and leaves the rest of your OPSEC in your hands.
Project updates
- 2026-08 Reputation and rank systems improved
- 2026-08 Shoutbox introduced
- 2026-08 Tor / Onion access available
- 2026-08 Clearnet version launched
