Nexus Market DDoS update — current attack posture and mitigation status
A standing operational page that the newsroom updates whenever the platform issues a signed advisory about an inbound attack or mitigation event. Refreshed within an hour of any administration signal.
Standing posture: the platform runs continuous DoS mitigation. The L7 challenge described on the “Checking your browser” page is part of that mitigation; it is on by default for the backup mirrors and engaged on the headline during elevated-traffic windows. The most recent advisory-level DDoS event in the editorial archive resolved within 26 minutes; the recovery pattern has been consistent across the past three quarters.
If you are reading this page during an active event, the Nexus administration's standing recommendation is to wait the L7 challenge through, not to retry aggressively — aggressive retries amplify the attacker's job for them. New Tor Circuit, then patience, then if all else fails, switch mirrors. The dispute panel and vendor dashboard are not affected by L7 events; only the front-page login flow.
Verified working Nexus Market mirrors
Three v3 onion addresses currently serving the production market, signed under PGP fingerprint 0x7F2A0A9D. Use the Copy buttons.