France Proposes Law to Ban Tor and Public WiFi Following ISIS Paris Attacks

France Proposes Law to Ban Tor and Public WiFi Following ISIS Paris Attacks

ISIS fear-mongering helps the France government propose the first laws that its citizens will regret in a few years

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 25th, 2015
Tor Project Seeks Independence from Government Funds, Launches Donations Program

Tor Project Seeks Independence from Government Funds, Launches Donations Program

Tor Project wants users to help, creates donation page

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 12th, 2015
FBI "Allegedly" Paid $1 Million to US University to Hack Tor

FBI "Allegedly" Paid $1 Million to US University to Hack Tor

Tor Project launches serious allegations against CMU and FBI

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 29th, 2015
Tor Project Releases Tor Messenger, Anonymous Instant Messaging Client

Tor Project Releases Tor Messenger, Anonymous Instant Messaging Client

A chat client that uses Tor to deliver messages

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 29th, 2015
Mobile Threat Trends: Ransomware, Tor, and Pornography Apps

Mobile Threat Trends: Ransomware, Tor, and Pornography Apps

Mobile ransomware is as powerful as the one seen on PCs

Survey: Which Web Browser Do Users Trust?

Survey: Which Web Browser Do Users Trust?

Most users chose Firefox, but what browser do you trust?

Tor Gets Its Own TLD Special-Use Domain at .onion

Tor Gets Its Own TLD Special-Use Domain at .onion

.onion websites will be eligible for SSL certificates

Agora Dark Web Marketplace Shuts Down Due to Security Concerns

Agora Dark Web Marketplace Shuts Down Due to Security Concerns

Tor deanonymization vulnerability prompts Agora admins to temporarily shut down access to the website

IBM Finds More and More Attacks Originating from the Tor Network

IBM Finds More and More Attacks Originating from the Tor Network

Most Tor-based attacks originate from the US and Holland

Tor Traffic Can Be Deanonymized, Researchers Claim

Tor Traffic Can Be Deanonymized, Researchers Claim

MIT & QCRI researches report an 88% accuracy at deanonymizing Tor traffic using malicious nodes added to the network

Tor Project Plans to Put Exit Nodes in Public Libraries to Avoid Legal Takedowns

Tor Project Plans to Put Exit Nodes in Public Libraries to Avoid Legal Takedowns

Tor exit nodes in libraries are actually a very smart move

Researchers Develop HORNET, a Faster Tor Alternative

Researchers Develop HORNET, a Faster Tor Alternative

HORNET works like Tor, only at higher Internet speeds

With Proxyham, You Can Anonymously Connect to Public Wi-Fi from 2.5 Miles Away

With Proxyham, You Can Anonymously Connect to Public Wi-Fi from 2.5 Miles Away

You can run and you also can hide, for a while

Tor Browser 4.5.2 Is Out with the Latest Tor Anonymity Network Software

Tor Browser 4.5.2 Is Out with the Latest Tor Anonymity Network Software

Some GStreamer issues have been fixed on Linux

Tor-Based SIGAINT Email Service Targeted by 70 Bad Exit Relays

Tor-Based SIGAINT Email Service Targeted by 70 Bad Exit Relays

Malicious exit nodes have been blacklisted

Tor Browser Has Been Updated to Version 4.0.4, Based on Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.5.0

Tor Browser Has Been Updated to Version 4.0.4, Based on Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.5.0

This release includes OpenSSL 1.0.1l and NoScript 2.6.9.15

 
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