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can virtualbox be used to access a locked website without being tracked and without getting detected of using a virtual machine?

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Marwan Maalouf

I need to open a website where access is denied in my country. I would like to know if virtualbox can be used to solve this issue. my concern is if they can detect that I am using a virtual machine. if yes, is there any way to hide my loca… Continue reading can virtualbox be used to access a locked website without being tracked and without getting detected of using a virtual machine?→

How to setup VPN over tor for anonymity and privacy

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Sanniddha Chakrabarti

I want to connect VPN over tor (not tor over VPN). I saw some posts on StackExchange (here and here), but it does not describe the way to setup VPN over tor connection. So, how to setup VPN over tor connection for better privacy and securi… Continue reading How to setup VPN over tor for anonymity and privacy→

How can someone using public wifi be deanonymized?

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Thoughtexperiment

Say someone wants to send a document overseas while living in a hostile country. He uses tor over public wifi. What are some ways he can be tracked if he uses a burner laptop and public wifi? Few ways I can think of:

CCTV cameras or peopl… Continue reading How can someone using public wifi be deanonymized?→

Best practices against mass surveillance for everday internet usage?

Posted on October 24, 2021 by apianoplayer

Corporations and governments use a variety of de-anonymization techniques to identify and profile users.
All aspects of our personal lives are now consolidated online (banking, medical, academic, remote work, shopping, dating, messaging, s… Continue reading Best practices against mass surveillance for everday internet usage?→

How do hackers use C&C servers without revealing their identity and keep them up?

Posted on October 14, 2021 by J Doe

I recently watched a couple of YouTube videos about malware analysis and in most of the cases, the reverse engineer easily found out which IP address the malware connects to.
Usually, there is a link between the IP address and the identity… Continue reading How do hackers use C&C servers without revealing their identity and keep them up?→

How can one avoid being identified by facial recognition in a public setting?

Posted on September 23, 2021 by CSLewis

Facial recognition is ubiquitous and methods like disguises, surgical masks and makeup are becoming ineffective owing to the improvement in algorithms.
In light of these advances, what are some countermeasures to avoid being identified in … Continue reading How can one avoid being identified by facial recognition in a public setting?→

avoid timing attacks using vpn in hostile network

Posted on September 15, 2021 by drasnik

for a pentest I am trying to introduce doubt about source ip address when accessing a legitimate website that blocks tor. Adversary is passively running pcaps on all paths except paths in "proxy" location.
Trying to introduce pro… Continue reading avoid timing attacks using vpn in hostile network→

ProtonMail Now Keeps IP Logs

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Bruce Schneier

After being compelled by a Swiss court to monitor IP logs for a particular user, ProtonMail no longer claims that “we do not keep any IP logs.”

EDITED TO ADD (9/14): This seems to be more complicated. ProtonMail is not yet saying that they keep logs. Their privacy policy still states that they do not keep logs except in certain circumstances, and outlines those circumstances. And ProtonMail’s warrant canary has an interesting list of data orders they have received from various authorities, whether they complied, and why or why not.

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How to prevent DNS leaks without using a VPN

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Fig

I use Windows 10, and I’ve configured my network to use Quad9 in Windows settings.
I’ve also enabled DoH.
Now, when I go to ExpressVPN DNS Leak
Test webpage to know whether I have DNS leaks or not, it indicates that

DNS requests exposed!
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Can voice analysis be used to determine if voice samples converted in two different ways are from the same person?

Posted on August 13, 2021 by desertpureolive

Suppose we have two voice samples, A and B, which are converted from the same person’s voice into different voices respectively by a voice changer. In addition, let us assume that the voice conversion causes severe loss of the original voi… Continue reading Can voice analysis be used to determine if voice samples converted in two different ways are from the same person?→