Over 80 per cent of anonymous network Tor’s traffic is driven by child abuse sites, new research has found. According to a research study conducted by Dr Gareth Owen at the University…
Tag: Anonymity
Rogue Russian binary patching Tor exit node spreading OnionDuke malware
The rogue Russian Tor exit node, which was claimed to be patching binary files, is actually distributing cyber-espionage tool dubbed OnionDuke – security researcher Artturi Lehtiö of F-Secure has revealed. Just last…
Russian Tor exit node found to be patching binaries; users advised to check their computers
Users of Tor have been advised to scan their system for malware especially those who download binaries or executable files through the anonymity network after a security researcher has found that a…
Tor 4.0 released; SSL3 disabled thanks to POODLE
The Tor Project has released Tor 4.0 with a number of security fixes to Firefox on top of the disabled SSL3 owing to recent POODLE attack. Though the new version packs a…
Russia goes after TOR’s privacy; announces £65,000 bounty
As many as 200,000 users use TOR in Russia to hide their identity and to surf the dark web.
Invisible.im in works to offer anonymity to whistleblowers
Invisible.im: We hope Invisible.im (or something like it) will become the de facto standard for instant message conversations on the Internet. However, not in 2014!
Fake Tor browser on iOS serving malware, adware claim users; still available four months on
A paid Tor browser app available on Apple App Store is not a genuine one and serves Adware and Spyware, users have warned. Last updated in November 2013, the Tor Browser costs…
Tor Instant Messaging Bundle is an anonymous IM tool that hides chat from prying eyes
The Tor Foundation is busy building an instant messaging tool that will allow users to communicate in real time while also keep their chat hidden from prying eyes by using Tor’s anonymity…
HMA! Pro VPN using Edward Snowden for PR?
Using Edward Snowden’s name for promoting an anonymous VPN service may attract quite a few users considering how the recent NSA related revelations have rocked the online world. And this is exactly…