The November takedown of Silk Road 2.0 and other “dark markets” for drugs and weapons – originally touted as 410 hidden services by the authorities, then quietly revised down to 27… Read more »
The U.S. and many European countries have cooperated to take down more than 410 hidden web services that were running “dark markets” for drugs and weapons. 17 people have been arrested,… Read more »
The social network has come out with a .onion address that works with SSL and lets users access Facebook without disclosing their true location. Read more »
The anonymity network Tor has always enjoyed a paradoxical relationship with the U.S. authorities – part-funded by the State Department and previously the military; targeted by the NSA – but this… Read more »
In what must surely be the best advert for Tor yet, the elusive electronic music maestro Aphex Twin has announced his new album Syro — his first in 13 years –… Read more »
After it identified a group of malicious relays that ran for over 5 months this year, Tor has issued a security advisory warning those running hidden services on its network to… Read more »
The flaw could de-anonymize many users, but it’s not a vulnerability in Tails itself, as I2P isn’t used by default in the live operating system. Read more »
German media reported on Thursday that, based on analysis of the source code of a key NSA surveillance tool, it is clear that the agency targeted a student who is involved… Read more »
The box takes a minute to set up and promises anonymity for all surfing done through the connected router. It may not prove quite that simple to use in reality, but… Read more »