Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including zero day vulnerabilities–both in Adobe Flash and Windows, a nasty vulnerability in SAP business applications, Mozilla asking FBI to disclose a Tor exploit, and more.
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Motion Filed Asking FBI To Disclose Tor Browser Zero Day
Mozilla filed a motion asking the courts to compel the government to turn over details on a zero-day vulnerability in the Tor Browser used to hack visitors to a child pornography website.
Tor Project to Launch Bug Bounty Program
The Tor Project announced last week that it plans on launching a bug bounty program this year to encourage security researchers and hackers to responsibly report issues they find in the software.
Tor Project to Start Bug Bounty Program — Get Paid for HACKING!
The non-profit organization behind TOR – the largest online anonymity network that allows people to hide their real identity online – will soon be launching a “Bug Bounty Program” for researchers who find loopholes in Tor apps.
The bounty program was announced during the recurring ‘State of the Onion’ talk by Tor Project at Chaos Communication Congress held in Hamburg, Germany.
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Twitter warns of government hacking …
… and advises users to use Tor.
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Carnegie Mellon Says It Was Subpoenaed-And Not Paid-For Research On Breaking Tor
Carnegie Mellon University implied in a statement that it received a subpoena requesting its research on breaking Tor hidden services, and also implied it was not paid $1 million for the work as alleged by the Tor Project.
Tor: FBI Paid CMU $1 Million to De-Anonymize Users
The Tor Project accuses the FBI of paying Carnegie Mellon University $1 million to attack Tor hidden services and uncloak users of the anonymity network.
Windows 10 Upgrade Spam Carries CTB-Locker Ransomware
Spam messages spoofing Microsoft and promising a free Windows 10 upgrade instead drop the CTB-Locker crypto-ransomware on compromised machines.
‘Keystroke Biometrics’ exploit defeats Tor privacy
Security researchers have created a practical privacy attack out of a well-known theory around user behaviour. The attack appears to defeat privacy measures such as Tor.
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Hacking Team Plans to Continue Operations
UPDATE–It has been absolutely brutal week for Hacking Team. All of the company’s documents, internal communications, emails with customers, and invoices have been published, including its dealings with oppressive regimes and customers in sanctioned countries. But even with all that, company officials said they have no plans to cease operations, even as they’re asking customers […]