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Malicious Tor Browser Steals Cryptocurrency from Darknet Market Users
A trojanized version of the Tor Browser is targeting dark web market shoppers to steal their cryptocurrency and tracks the websites they visit.
- October 18, 2019
- 06:18 AM
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OnionShare Lets Anyone Host Anonymous Sites on the Dark Web
A new version of the OnionShare program now allows you to easily create basic anonymous dark web sites on Tor so that they cannot be censored. This is particularly useful for those who wish to publish information anonymously, but do not want to deal with the mechanics of setting up their own dark web server.
- October 16, 2019
- 03:00 AM
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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Russian FSB Intel Agency Contractor Hacked, Secret Projects Exposed
A contractor for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has been hacked and secret projects that were being developed for the intelligence agency were leaked to Russian Media. These projects detail Russia's attempt to de-anonymize users on the Tor network, collect data from social networks, and how to isolate the Russian internet
- July 20, 2019
- 02:52 PM
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Mozilla Firefox Tor Mode Likely to Start as a Browser Addon
Mozilla and the Tor Project are in the early stages of exploring the inclusion of Tor's private browsing features within the Firefox web browser in the form of a privileged extension.
- July 19, 2019
- 02:05 PM
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How To Secure Your Network: Five Modern Alternatives to VPN
Are there alternatives to VPNs that provide better security and anonymity for users, and more visibility and control for IT when and where needed? While the answer depends mostly on your organization's needs, five solutions deliver where traditional VPNs fall short.
- June 17, 2019
- 03:28 PM
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Tor Browser 8.5.1 Released With WebGL Fingerprinting Fix
The Tor Project has released Tor Browser 8.5.1 and it is now available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. This release is the first bug fix since 8.5 was released and also includes a temporary fix for a known WebGL fingerprinting technique.
- June 05, 2019
- 09:37 PM
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Tor Browser 8.5 for Android Released On The Google Play Store
The stable version of Tor Browser for Android 8.5 has been released today on Google's Play Store, with built-in anti-tracking, fingerprinting blocking, and multi-layered encryption capabilities for censorship-circumvention.
- May 21, 2019
- 05:41 PM
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Jokeroo Ransomware as a Service Pulls an Exit Scam
Since May 7th, 2019, the Tor sites for the Jokeroo Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) have started displaying a notice stating that their server was seized by the Royal Thai Police in conjunction with the Dutch National Police and Europol. It turns out that this notice is fake and the RaaS is performing an exit scam.
- May 09, 2019
- 02:24 PM
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Firefox May Add Some Tor Features for Super Private Browsing Mode
Mozilla said in the company's public Research Grants 2019H1 report that it wants to integrate some Tor features into the Firefox web browser with the end goal of adding a so-called Super Private Browsing (SPB) mode.
- May 09, 2019
- 11:38 AM
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Tor Browser 8.0.9 Released to Fix Disabled NoScript Addon
Tor has released Tor Browser 8.0.9, which fixes the expired intermedia signing certificate that was causing the NoScript and HTTPS-Everywhere addons to be disabled.
- May 07, 2019
- 08:30 AM
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Fix for Tor Browser NoScript Addon Being Disabled
When Mozilla let their intermediate signing certificate expire, it not only affected addons in the normal Firefox browser, but also for ones bundled with Tor. This caused the NoScript and HTTPS-Everywhere addons to no longer work in the Tor browser.
- May 05, 2019
- 06:43 AM
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GandCrab Ransomware Helps Shady Data Recovery Firms Hide Ransom Costs
The GandCrab ransomware TOR site allows dishonest data recovery companies to hide the actual ransom cost from victims and it is currently being disseminated through a large assortment of distribution channels.
- February 06, 2019
- 03:30 AM
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New Iot Botnet Torii Uses Six Methods for Persistence, Has No Clear Purpose
Security researchers discovered a new IoT botnet that is in a league superior to the Mirai variants that rise and fall on a daily basis.
- September 27, 2018
- 08:41 PM
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Exploit Affecting Tor Browser Burned In A Tweet
An exploit for a vulnerability in Tor Browser was delivered today in a tweet that left sufficient room for comments. A security vulnerabilities broker disclosed the details because it no longer served its purpose.
- September 10, 2018
- 06:35 PM
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Public IP Addresses of Tor Sites Exposed via SSL Certificates
A security researcher has found a method that can be used to easily identify the public IP addresses of misconfigured dark web servers. While some feel that this researcher is attacking Tor or other similar networks, in reality he is exposing the pitfalls of not knowing how to properly configure a hidden service.
- September 04, 2018
- 09:00 AM
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Princess Evolution Ransomware is a RaaS With a Slick Payment Site
A new variant of the Princess Locker ransomware is being distributed called Princess Evolution. Like its predecessor, Princess Evolution is a Ransomware as a Service, or RaaS, that is being promoted on underground criminal forums.
- August 15, 2018
- 08:53 PM
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Brave Browser Adds Support for Private Browsing With Tor Integration
Brave, a lesser known but perfectly fine browser, launched a new version today that features a private browsing mode that automatically starts inside a Tor session.
- June 28, 2018
- 04:35 PM
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Tor Project Discontinues Tor Messenger After Only 2.5 Years
The Tor Project announced today plans to discontinue Tor Messenger, the organization's security-hardened instant messaging application.
- April 02, 2018
- 06:35 PM
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Apple's iBoot Source Code ReReleased on TOR Using a MediaFire Link. Doh!
A group called the "Dark-Liberty Team" have rereleased the iOS iBoot source code on a TOR site titled "iBoot Source Code Leak - Reloaded". This source code was previously released on GitHub, but Apple's legal team quickly had it removed via a DMCA takedown request.
- February 27, 2018
- 11:22 AM
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Tor-to-Web Proxy Caught Replacing Bitcoin Addresses on Ransomware Payment Sites
The operators of at least one Tor proxy service was recently caught replacing Bitcoin addresses on ransomware ransom payment sites, diverting funds meant to pay for ransomware decrypters to the site's operators.
- January 29, 2018
- 07:38 PM
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