Security News

Alpha Version of Sandboxed Tor Browser Released (Threatpost)
2016-12-12 18:47

A sandboxed alpha version of the Tor Browser was released over the weekend and while there are still some rough edges and bugs, it could be a step toward protecting Tor users from recent...

Mozilla Patches Firefox Zero Day Used to Unmask Tor Browser Users (Threatpost)
2016-12-01 17:00

Mozilla released a new version of Firefox on Wednesday to address a zero day vulnerability that was actively being exploited to de-anonymize Tor Browser users.

Actively exploited Firefox, Tor Browser 0-day patched, update now! (Help Net Security)
2016-12-01 15:48

Mozilla and the Tor Project have released security updates that fix the Firefox 0-day flaw that was spotted being exploited to de-anonymize Tor Browser users. It is still unknown who started...

Tor Patched Against Zero Day Under Attack (Threatpost)
2016-11-30 17:44

A zero-day vulnerability in Firefox, similar to one created by the FBI in 2013, is actively being exploited in the Tor Project’s anonymizing TorBrowser.

Firefox Scrambles to Patch Zero Day Actively Exploiting Tor Browser (Threatpost)
2016-11-30 17:44

A zero-day vulnerability in Firefox, similar to one created by the FBI in 2013, is actively being exploited in the Tor Project’s anonymizing TorBrowser.

Firefox 0-day exploited in the wild to unmask Tor users (Help Net Security)
2016-11-30 17:09

An anonymous user of the SIGAINT darknet email service has revealed the existence of a JavaScript exploit that is apparently being actively used to de-anonymize Tor Browser users. The warning came...

Unmasking Tor users with DNS (Naked Security)
2016-10-05 13:36

The DefecTor attack uses DNS lookups to create a new spin on correlation attacks.