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Here’s How Riffle Anonymity Network Protects Your Privacy better than Tor

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Online privacy is an Internet buzzword nowadays. If you are also concerned about the privacy of your web surfing, the most efficient way is to use TOR – a free software that lets users communicate anonymously by hiding their actual location from snoopers.

Although TOR is a great anonymous network, it has some limitations that could still allow a motivated hacker to compromise the anonymity of

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Selfrando Technique Mitigates Attacks Unmasking Tor Users

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A team of academics and researchers has developed a technique called selfrando that it says can defend against attacks that unmask users of the Tor Network. Continue reading Selfrando Technique Mitigates Attacks Unmasking Tor Users→

STOP Rule 41 — FBI should not get Legal Power to Hack Computers Worldwide

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We have been hearing a lot about Rule 41 after the US Department of Justice has pushed an update to the rule.

The change to the Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure grants the FBI much greater powers to hack legally into any computer acr… Continue reading STOP Rule 41 — FBI should not get Legal Power to Hack Computers Worldwide→

Judge Tosses Evidence Gathered by FBI’s Tor Exploit

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A federal judge granted a defense motion in the case of a Vancouver teacher charged with possession of child pornography, excluding evidence gathered by a FBI network investigative technique that exploits an unpatched hole in the Tor browser. Continue reading Judge Tosses Evidence Gathered by FBI’s Tor Exploit→

Core Tor Developer who accuses FBI of Harassment moves to Germany

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One of TOR’s primary software developers, Isis Agora Lovecruft, has fled to Germany, following the threat of a federal subpoena.

Lovecruft is a well-known cryptographer and lead software developer for Tor project from many years. She has worked for a … Continue reading Core Tor Developer who accuses FBI of Harassment moves to Germany→

Mozilla asks Court to disclose Firefox Exploit used by FBI to hack Tor users

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Mozilla has filed a brief with a U.S. District Court asking the FBI to disclose the potential vulnerabilities in its Firefox browser that the agency exploited to unmask TOR users in a criminal investigation.

Last year, the FBI used a zero-day flaw to … Continue reading Mozilla asks Court to disclose Firefox Exploit used by FBI to hack Tor users→

Motion Filed Asking FBI To Disclose Tor Browser Zero Day

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Mozilla filed a motion asking the courts to compel the government to turn over details on a zero-day vulnerability in the Tor Browser used to hack visitors to a child pornography website. Continue reading Motion Filed Asking FBI To Disclose Tor Browser Zero Day→

In-Brief: Telegram Vulnerability, Malware in Nuclear Plant, Anti-Tor Malware and Hotpatching Exploit

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Clickjacking Vulnerability in Telegram Web Client
The official Telegram web-client that allows its users to access messenger account over desktop’s web browser is vulnerable to clickjacking web application vulnerability.

Egyptian security researcher Mohamed A. Baset told The Hacker News about a flaw in Telegram that could allow an attacker to change sensitive information of a Telegram user,

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