Security News

Tor blimey, Auntie! BBC launches dedicated dark web mirror site
2019-10-24 10:59

Censor-dodging news for those sat in ban-happy countries The BBC has launched a .onion version of its news website on the Tor anonymising network aimed at readers based in countries that ban its services.…

Tor blimey, Auntie! BBC launches dedicated 'dark web' portal
2019-10-24 10:59

Censor-dodging news for those sat in ban-happy countries The BBC has launched a .onion version of its news website on the Tor anonymising network aimed at readers based in countries that ban its services.…

Malicious Tor Browser Fleeces Darknet Users of Bitcoins
2019-10-20 14:18

Cybercriminals Have Stolen About $40,000 So Far, Researchers SayESET researchers have uncovered a new cybercriminal scheme that uses a trojanized version of the Tor Browser for stealing bitcoins...

Malicious Tor Bowser Fleeces Darknet Users of Bitcoins
2019-10-18 17:48

Cybercriminals Have Stolen About $40,000 So Far, Researchers SayESET researchers have uncovered a new cybercriminal scheme that uses a trojanized version of the Tor Browser for stealing bitcoins...

Unencrypted Mobile Traffic on Tor Network Leaks PII
2019-10-15 21:02

Researchers create digital dossiers of mobile users scraped from Tor network traffic.

Tor to Reject End-of-Life Relays by Default
2019-10-10 13:30

Starting with its next stable release, Tor (The Onion Router) browser will reject End-Of-Life relays by default, the Tor Project has announced. read more

Tor Raises $86K to Smash Bugs
2019-09-16 12:36

Members of The Onion Router (Tor) community have raised $86,081 as part of an initiative aimed at securing funds to find and squash issues in the popular browser. Called the Bug Smash Fund, the...

Attacking Tor: What it Takes to Disrupt the Popular Onion Routing Network
2019-08-21 11:52

Launching denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against Tor’s most commonly used default bridges and flooding them would cost attackers around $17,000 per month, researchers have discovered.  read more

Header aches in Firefox, Tor, Brave and Chrome as HTTP opens new security holes
2019-08-13 10:11

Alternative Services spec bungled by browser makers The HTTP Alternative Services header can be abused to conduct network reconnaissance and attacks, to bypass malware protection services, and to...

Tor pedos torpedoed again, this time Feds torpedo four Tor pedos – and keep how they unmasked dark-web scumbags under wraps
2019-08-12 22:33

Child abuse swap-shop admins to spend decades behind bars The FBI is keeping quiet how exactly it brought down a Tor-hidden pedophile haven, having secured decades-long prison sentences for four...