1. Seed phrases and backups
A wallet’s seed phrase can usually recreate all of its keys and balances. Storing that phrase in clear text on an everyday device, emailing it, or syncing it to cloud storage is effectively the same as handing the wallet to an unknown third party.
People analysing TorZon-related guides often see an emphasis on offline, physically separated backups and on never typing seed phrases into random websites or “recovery tools”.
2. Hot vs cold wallet roles
A common pattern in security literature is to separate “hot” wallets used for day‑to‑day activity from “cold” or long‑term storage. For darknet‑adjacent use cases, this may mean only keeping small amounts in any wallet that ever comes near a market like TorZon.
3. Device compromise and malware
Many real‑world thefts have nothing to do with blockchain analysis; they come from key‑loggers, remote access trojans or fake wallet apps. If an attacker controls the device, they control the wallet, regardless of coin type.
Guides therefore recommend treating wallet devices as critical infrastructure: patched, encrypted, minimally exposed and never left unlocked or unattended.
4. Re‑use across clearnet and darknet
Using the same wallet for regular exchange trading and TorZon‑style markets creates obvious links. Deposits, withdrawals and tax filings can all end up pointing back to the same addresses.