Security News > 2017 > February > Uncloaking Tor Browser users with DRM-protected files (Help Net Security)

Digital Rights Management (DRM)-protected media files can be used to reveal Tor Browser users’ actual IP address and therefore possibly reveal their identity, HackerHouse researchers have demonstrated. For those who don’t know, DRM is a licensing technology aimed at preventing the unauthorized distribution of media files. Video and audio files are encrypted, and the only way to open them is to request a license (i.e. the decryption key) from a network server. Attackers who want … More →

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