Hacker Takes Down 20 Percent Of Dark Web Hosted Sites
Freedom Hosting II had 10,000 Tor-based webpages rendered inaccessible
View ArticleResearchers Propose ‘Lelantos’ Blockchain-Based Anonymous Parcel Deliveries
The Lelantos scheme, inspired by blockchain and Tor, would allow goods to be ordered and delivered without revealing the recipient's identity
View ArticleAuthorities Take Down Dark Web’s Biggest Criminal Marketplace
AlphaBay and Hansa were together responsible for the trading of hundreds of thousands of illegal commodities
View ArticleTor Project: To Censor ‘Hateful’ Daily Stormer Would Undermine Our Principles
Tor Project says it is against racism and hate in all its forms but censorship would undermine the anonymity needed for human rights activists
View ArticleThe Dark Web: How Does The Internet’s Underbelly Work And What Does It Really...
IN-DEPTH: The Dark Web has a sinister reputation but how does it work and can it actually be a force for good? Jason Murdock investigates
View ArticleTor Browser Bug ‘Could Leak Users’ Real IP Addresses’
The Tor project has released a temporary fix for an issue that could disclose users' true IP information when they navigate to a specially crafted page
View ArticleMore Than 6,500 Dark Web Sites Erased By Hackers
Daniel's Hosting, one of the most popular hosting sites on the Tor network, has had its entire roster of thousands of sites deleted in a hack attack
View ArticleGerman States Approve Criminal Law Targeting Dark Web Infrastructure
The proposal would hand prison sentences to those whose dark web platforms are used for criminal purposes
View ArticleRussian Intelligence Contractor Hacked, Secret Projects Exposed
Hack of contractor working for Russian intelligence reveals exactly what cyber secrets Russia is seeking to expose
View ArticleBBC News Launches ‘Dark Web’ Site To Beat Censorship Regimes
Going dark. International BBC news website can now be accessed via the Tor network, to thwart censorship
View ArticleJapan Police Want To Block Nefarious Tor Use
Some fear Japanese police move could lead to a blanket ban of the anonymising service
View Article‘Non-Stop’ Attacks Crippling Silk Road Drug Site
Attacks over Tor on illegal drug marketplace believed to be part of extortion attempts
View ArticleFacebook Blocks Tor Users After Heavy Malicious Activity
Tor security event leaves activists (and criminals?) exposed on Facebook
View ArticleTor Websites Down As Alleged Freedom Hosting Admin Arrested For Child Porn...
Evidence suggests hackers employed by the FBI managed to track some Tor users
View ArticleMalware That Took Down Freedom Hosting Could Be The Property Of NSA
Malware used to identify Tor users contacted an IP address owned by US government agency, researchers claim
View ArticleThe Connection Between Tor Malware And NSA Doesn’t Stand Up To Scrutiny
Cryptocloud and Baneki Privacy Labs admit they might have been wrong
View ArticleTor Project Doubles Traffic In Ten Days
Speculation is rife over a boom in anonymous Tor usage
View ArticleTor Network Spike Caused By Botnet
Mevade botnet responsible for Tor traffic jump in August
View ArticleFour ‘Silk Road Traders’ Arrested In The UK
So far, eight people across four different countries have been detained in connection with the illegal online marketplace
View ArticleNew UK Cyber Police Chief: We Need Skills To De-Anonymise Tor Crooks
Crooks think they can operate anonymously online with tools like Tor. They can't, says head of the National Cyber Crime Unit
View ArticleRefreshed Silk Road Drug Market Launches On Dark Web
Relaunched drug bazaar promises better security for dealers
View ArticleSwedish Researchers Uncover Dirty Tor Exit Relays
Researchers find 25 "spoiled onions" used to look through or censor users' Tor traffic
View ArticlePolice Shut Down Dark Web Drug Site Utopia And Arrest Five
Dutch law enforcement announce the arrest of five individuals in investigation into Utopia and Black Market Reloaded
View ArticleBlack Hat Cancels Talk About Identifying Tor Users ‘On A Budget’
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have been told to keep quiet
View ArticleRussian Government Is Looking For Ways To Crack Tor
The Russian Interior Ministry offers £81,600 for a method to track users of the anonymous Tor network
View ArticleUS Govt Suspected Of Five-Month Attack On Tor Network
Tor warns users they may have been unmasked by a long-running campaign
View ArticleTor Is Being Kept Safe By Dissenting GCHQ And NSA Agents, Claims Project...
Apparently a few of the government spies want to keep Tor anonymous and secure
View ArticleUS, European Authorities Seize ‘Dark Web’ Sites
Silk Road 2.0 was one of the 410 'hidden' pages taken down in 'Operation Onymous' coordinated raids
View Article75 Percent Of Tor Hidden Site Traffic Involves Child Abuse Images
New study aims to find types of hidden sites on Tor, but warns against drawing too many conclusions
View ArticleSilk Road Moderator Nash Pleads Guilty, Faces Life In Prison
Australian Peter Nash admitted to helping operate the Silk Road online drugs marketplace
View ArticleIBM Tells Companies To Block Tor On Security Grounds
Tor is increasingly being used to scan organisations for vulnerabilities and to launch attacks
View ArticleTor Accuses FBI Of Financing University Attack
Did the FBI really outsource a cyber attack on the dark net? Tor alleges the Feds paid a US university to attack it
View ArticleUniversity Denies Tor Accusation Of FBI Cash For Attacks
Carnegie Mellon denies Tor allegation the FBI outsourced cyber attack in return for cash payment
View ArticleFrench Police Looking To Ban Tor Network And Free Wi-Fi
Crackdown on insecure and unsecured networks follows Paris terrorist attacks last month
View ArticleCourt Papers Confirm US Government Paid Carnegie Mellon To Hack Tor
US university credibility questioned after court documents show it was paid to hack Tor network
View ArticleMozilla Tells FBI To Reveal Firefox Security Vulnerability
FBI allegedly discovered Mozilla Firefox flaw when investigating child porn websites
View ArticleMozilla Awards £260,000 To Tor, Tails And Caddy Open Source Projects
Mozilla kicks off MOSS awards program with funding to accessibility, security and privacy upstarts
View ArticleSecurity Tool Strengthens Tor And ‘Foils’ FBI Attacks
The tool, called Selfrando, could greatly improve on the attack protection provided by techniques such as ASLR, researchers say
View ArticleTor Network Makes ‘Do No Harm’ Pact With Users In Social Contract
Keeping it open source baby. Tor Social Contract promises no backdoors and complete honesty with its users
View ArticleFBI ‘Hacked 8,700 Users’ In Tor Sting
Court documents reveal US investigators hacked thousands of suspects' computers around the world
View ArticleTor Network Blocked In Turkey As Government Cracks Down
The move has upgraded Turkey's net censorship policies from "moderate" to "severe," according to activists
View ArticleiOS Users Get Privacy-Focused Onion Browser For Free
Tigas cited "recent events" as the reason for making the app free, which previously costed $0.99
View ArticleTwitter Launches Dark Web Site To Bypass Russian Block
Twitter follows similar moves by Facebook and BBC, and creates dark web platform so Russian's can bypass Putin's restrictions
View Article
