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Tor turns to proof-of-work puzzles to defend onion network from DDoS attacks

No miners were involved in this story

Security26 Aug 2023 | 16

FYI: Tor Browser is very much still a thing and getting updates

Version 12.5 brings in Finnish language support, traffic node path visualization and more

Applications25 Jun 2023 | 20

Malware disguised as Tor browser steals $400k in cryptocash

Beware of third party downloads

Security30 Mar 2023 |

Pakistan’s government to agencies: Dark web is dangerous, please don’t go there

Advice follows embarrassing leak of audio from Prime Minister’s office

Security10 Jan 2023 | 12

TOR Browser 12 released with support for Albanian, Ukrainian

If you are concerned about browsing discreetly, this makes it easier

Applications12 Dec 2022 | 2

Feds find Silk Road thief's $1b+ Bitcoin stash in popcorn tin, hidden safe

Uncle Sam follows the money ... all the way to a single-board computer

Cyber-crime07 Nov 2022 | 50

Modified version of Tor Browser spies on Chinese users

Patiently gathers data that can be used to identify the victims, says Kaspersky

Security05 Oct 2022 | 7

BBC points Russians to the Tor version of itself

Back to the future with short wave radio, plus Russia drop internet Iron Curtain

Security04 Mar 2022 | 74

Three key ransomware actors changed jobs on October 18 – the same day REvil went dark

Updated Underground industry grows in complexity and sophistication, says Santander Group researcher

Security02 Dec 2021 | 4

Happy 4.20: Latest version of Tails bakes connection wizard into pro-privacy Linux distro

Operating system now more flexible in how you get online

OSes14 Jul 2021 | 1

This is node joke. Tor battles to fend off swarm of Bitcoin-stealing evil exit relays making up about 25% of outgoing capacity at its height

Cash-strapped privacy devs face determined miscreants who keep coming back for more

Security12 Aug 2020 | 37

Tor soups up onion sites with bountiful browser bump: No more tears trying to find the secure sites you want

Latest Tor Browser iteration makes the dark web a bit more memorable

Security03 Jun 2020 | 11

It's time you were T0RTT a lesson: Here's how you could build a better Tor, say boffins

Uni brains pitch smart math for speeding up establishment of circuits in anonymizing onion network

Security12 Dec 2019 | 16

Tor blimey, Auntie! BBC launches dedicated dark web mirror site

Censor-dodging news for those sat in ban-happy countries

Security24 Oct 2019 | 61

Hundreds charged in internet's biggest child-abuse swap-shop site bust: IP addy leak led cops to sys-op's home

23 kids saved, alleged scumbag-in-chief already in jail

Security16 Oct 2019 | 79

Tor pedos torpedoed again, this time Feds torpedo four Tor pedos – and keep how they unmasked dark-web scumbags under wraps

Child abuse swap-shop admins to spend decades behind bars

Security12 Aug 2019 | 68

Cisco cleans up critical flaws, Florida city forks out $600k to ransomware scumbags, and more from infosec land

Roundup Your quick guide to what else has been happening in computer security lately

Security24 Jun 2019 | 7

Talk about a cache flow problem: This JavaScript can snoop on other browser tabs to work out what you're visiting

Special report Yes, even the Tor browser can be spied on by this nasty code

Security21 Nov 2018 | 73

Tor(ched): Zerodium drops exploit for version 7 of anonymous browser

Bug allows malicious scripts to run even with protections active

Security10 Sep 2018 | 5

Brave Brave browser's hamburger menu serves Tor onion routing

Private tabs squeezed through anonymizing network taste like actual privacy

Security29 Jun 2018 | 7

Tor-forker Joshua Yabut cuffed for armoured personnel carrier joyride

Anti-SJW National Guard commander, cryptocurrency dev in deep trouble

Bootnotes07 Jun 2018 | 53

Cloudflare experiments with hidden Tor services

Matt Prince sets a daemon to work with the onions

Networks06 Jun 2018 | 12

'Housemate from hell' catches 24 new charges after alleged nightmare cyberstalking spree

Masshole 'targeted women, families, friends with abuse'

Personal Tech10 Apr 2018 | 32

Tor ‘sunsets’ secure Messenger that never exited beta

Cross-platform chat client crueled by death of code underpinnings

Software03 Apr 2018 | 6

Tor pedo's torpedo torpedoed: FBI spyware crossed the line but was in good faith, say judges

Analysis Playpen pervert fails to convince appeals court

Security24 Feb 2018 | 42

I'll torpedo Tor weirdos, US AG storms: Feds have 'already infiltrated' darknet drug souks

Sessions sets up task force for dopes' dope dope crack down

Security30 Jan 2018 | 51

Biggest Tor overhaul in a decade adds layers of security improvements

Plus: IP leak bug fixed in Tor Browser on macOS, Linux

Security03 Nov 2017 | 8

Brazilians waxed: Uni's Tor relay node booted after harvesting .onions

Researchers kicked off network for slurping hidden services en masse

Security25 Aug 2017 | 29

Dark web doesn't exist, says Tor's Dingledine. And folks use network for privacy, not crime

DEF CON Cofounder brings us up to date on network status

Security29 Jul 2017 | 43

AlphaBay and Hansa: About those dark web marketplaces takedowns

Analysis Sellers using AlphaBay vendor 'trust' ratings on new dodgy agoras

Security24 Jul 2017 | 32

Cops harpoon two dark net whales in megabust: AlphaBay and Hansa

Tor won't shield you, warn Feds

Security20 Jul 2017 | 27

Russia, China vow to kill off VPNs, Tor browser

New laws needed because today's censorship not good enough, apparently

Security11 Jul 2017 | 84

Defend yourself against ISP tracking in an Trump-era free-for-all

Options - you have some

Personal Tech30 May 2017 | 70

Dark-web pedo jailed after FBI and co use vid trick to beat privacy tech

Bloke thought he was safe on anonymizing network. Now he's in the cooler for 13 years

Security04 May 2017 | 46

Debian bins keys assigned to arrested Russian contributor

If Dmitry Bogatov's been compromised, Debian needs to protect itself

Legal18 Apr 2017 | 20

Tor loses a node in Russia after activist's arrest in Moscow

Developer and self-described 'anarchist' gets lessons in opsec

On-Prem13 Apr 2017 | 10

Tip for darknet drug lords: Don't wear latex gloves to the post office

Fentanyl merchant was good at Tor, rubbish in meatspace and at deleting browser history

Security21 Mar 2017 | 27

Dark net webmail provider Sigaint still in the, er, dark

Three weeks later, and no word

Security02 Mar 2017 | 8

Microsoft's DRM can expose Windows-on-Tor users' IP address

Anonymity-lovers best not watch movies as .WMV files

Security06 Feb 2017 | 58

Tails Linux farewells 32-bit processors with imminent version 3.0

Security-centric distro also has some fixes in new version 2.10

Software06 Feb 2017 | 18

Rap for crap WhatsApp trap flap: Yack yack app claptrap slapped

Security gurus condemn sensational reporting of encryption backdoor-that-wasn't

Security20 Jan 2017 | 23

FBI let alleged pedo walk free rather than explain how they snared him

'Tor pedo' torpedo torpedoed

Security06 Jan 2017 | 102

Drive-by web nasty unmasks Tor Browser users, Mozilla dashes to patch zero-day vuln

Updated JavaScript smuggles malicious payload into PCs

Security30 Nov 2016 | 8

FYI: The FBI is being awfully evasive about its fresh cyber-spy powers

Agents want to hack suspected Tor, VPN users at will – no big deal

Security23 Nov 2016 | 38

CloudFlare shows Tor users the way out of CAPTCHA hell

Bling signature scheme might just improve privacy, too

Security05 Oct 2016 | 13

Domain name resolution is a Tor attack vector, but don't worry

Nation-state attackers probably pwn you anyhow

Security04 Oct 2016 | 5

Mozilla will patch zero-day Firefox bug to fizzle man-in-the-middle diddle

Cert-pinning cockup can be exploited to identify Tor users

Security18 Sep 2016 |

Boffins snoop on snooping Tor nodes

Honeyed onions - mmmm .... honions - used to plug the HSDir privacy hole

Security26 Jul 2016 |

Meet Riffle, the next-gen anonymity network that hopes to trounce Tor

Here's hoping it's not a load of piffle

Security13 Jul 2016 | 27

Judge rules FBI can hack any time, any, place, anywhere

Tor pedos torpedo privacy

Legal24 Jun 2016 | 73

Tor onion hardening will be tear-inducing for feds

Onion rings get more scrambled

Security23 Jun 2016 | 26

What do Tor, Tails and Caddy have in common? Mozilla bucks

Latest round of MOSS cash splashed

Software23 Jun 2016 | 5

Tor torpedoed! Tesco Bank app won't run with privacy tool installed

Money software blubs at the sight of onions

Security18 Jun 2016 | 140

Judge torpedoes 'Tor pedo' torpedo evidence

Feds keep browser flaw in the hoard

Legal26 May 2016 | 20

Next-gen Tor to use distributed RNG, 55-character addresses

Numbers so random no one can predict how random they'll be

Security25 May 2016 | 15

FBI's Tor pedo torpedoes torpedoed by United States judge

Need a district court warrant to infect suspects? How did the Feds NIT see that coming?

Legal21 Apr 2016 | 71