Security News

Researchers Discover Tor Nodes Designed to Spy on Hidden Services (Schneier on Security)
2016-07-08 12:01

Two researchers have discovered over 100 Tor nodes that are spying on hidden services. Cory Doctorow explains: These nodes -- ordinary nodes, not exit nodes -- sorted through all the traffic that...

Selfrando Technique Mitigates Attacks Unmasking Tor Users (Threatpost)
2016-06-24 16:00

A team of academics and researchers has developed a technique called selfrando that it says can defend against attacks that unmask users of the Tor Network.

Tor Project tests new tool for foiling de-anonymization attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-06-20 21:26

Upcoming hardened releases of the Tor Browser will use a new technique aimed at preventing de-anonymization efforts by anyone who might want to mount them. Created by a group of researchers from...