CANCUN–Things are getting real these days for executives, researchers, journalists and others involved in the security community. Targeted surveillance is a reality for many in the community, and researchers and activists are trying now to help them assess and address that threat to their privacy and security. Secure communications among researchers who know one another […]
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Russia seeks VPN and Tor ban in anonymity clamp down
Russian authorities have indicated that VPNs and online anonymising software Tor could soon be banned for the country’s 143.5 million residents.
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New Strain of Crowti Ransomware Moving in I2P Network
A new strain of the Crowti ransomware, also dubbed Cryptowall 3.0, is moving on the I2P anonymity network.
Inside Cryptowall 2.0 Ransomware
An analysis of Cryptowall 2.0 reveals that the ransomware relies on complex encryption routines and sandbox detection capabilities to survive. It also uses Tor for command and control, and can execute on 32- and 64-bit systems.
Tor a major source of bank fraud, says US Treasury Dept.
Tor has been used to mask the identities of cybercriminals in a significant number of bank frauds for over a decade, according to a US Treasury Department report obtained by Brian Krebs on his Krebs on Security website.
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Tor Reins in Concerns After Academic Paper on De-Anonymization
Leaders at the Tor Project call for calm after an academic paper spells out how funded hackers could use NetFlow data from Cisco routers to de-anonymize Tor users.
New Mozilla Privacy Initiative to Include High-Capacity Tor Relays
Mozilla is starting a new initiative that the company says is designed to incorporate more privacy enhancing features into Firefox and the other Mozilla products. The project, known as Polaris, involves collaboration with The Tor Project and the Center for Democracy and Technology and will involve Mozilla running a group of high-speed Tor relays, as […]
​Jeremy Rowley on the Facebook Tor Cert Decision and the Future of PKI
Dennis Fisher and DigiCert’s Jeremy Rowley discuss the company’s certificate issuance for Facebook’s .onion site, the challenge of key protection in today’s environment and what the near future holds for PKI.
DigiCert Considering Certs for Hidden Services Beyond Facebook
DigiCert explains why it issued a signed certificate to Facebook’s .Onion Tor domain, noting it may offer more hidden services certs in the future.
Researcher Finds Tor Exit Node Adding Malware to Binaries
A security researcher has identified a Tor exit node that was actively patching binaries users download, adding malware to the files dynamically. The discovery, experts say, highlights the danger of trusting files downloaded from unknown sources and the potential for attackers to abuse the trust users have in Tor and similar services. Josh Pitts of Leviathan […]