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Sure, but "password protected website" is a weird synonym for "RAR file".

The RAR file was posted on a “dark web” site. The password needing to be cracked is the one on the RAR file itself, not the site.

Source: I was at the HOPE talk he gave and also talked to Michael at the conference about it too.

It's not saying the RAR file is that. It's saying you can only get access to the file through a password-protected website on the dark web.

See my sibling comment. The article told the story slightly misworded.