Security News

FBI unmasks Tor-using suspected sextortionist (Help Net Security)
2017-08-09 19:18

A California man that stands accused of sextortion, producing child pornography, and threats of mass violence has been identified by the FBI through the use of a so-called Network Investigative...

Tor Developer Busts Myths, Announces New Features (Threatpost)
2017-08-04 16:20

Tor cofounder Roger Dingledine sets the record straight at DEF CON on popular myths, and at the same time teases upcoming features.

Tor Project Opens Bounty Program To All Researchers (Threatpost)
2017-07-20 12:42

The Tor Project is launching a public bug bounty program to encourage security researchers to responsibly report issues they find in the software.

Tor Launches Bug Bounty Program — Get Paid for Hacking! (The Hackers News)
2017-07-20 11:15

With the growing number of cyber attacks and breaches, a significant number of companies and organisations have started Bug Bounty programs for encouraging hackers, bug hunters and researchers to...

French Police Seize 6 Tor Relay Servers in WannaCry Investigation (The Hackers News)
2017-06-11 08:51

WannaCry, the biggest ransomware attack in the history, gained prominence very rapidly in the media globally after the ransomware infected more than 300,000 computers in over 150 countries within...

APT29 Used Domain Fronting, Tor to Execute Backdoor (Threatpost)
2017-03-27 20:14

APT29, a/k/a Cozy Bear, has used Tor and a technique called domain fronting in order to secure backdoor access to targets for nearly two years running.

FBI's Exploit Against Tor (Schneier on Security)
2017-03-13 11:33

The Department of Justice is dropping all charges in a child-porn case rather than release the details of a hack against Tor....

DOJ Dismisses Playpen Case to Keep Tor Hack Private (Threatpost)
2017-03-06 20:33

Prosecutors with the U.S. Department of Justice dropped their case against a suspect who visited the dark web site child pornography site Playpen.