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Are there any known SSH (protocol or implementation) vulnerabilities which can be performed on a tor hidden service?

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Baldovín Cadena Mejía

The last couple of weeks I have been researching possible attacks that can be performed on a Tor hidden service using SSH from a location different from that of the server, assuming the .onion address has already been deanonymised.
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Someone Is Running Lots of Tor Relays

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Bruce Schneier

Since 2017, someone is running about a thousand — 10% of the total — Tor servers in an attempt to deanonymize the network:

Grouping these servers under the KAX17 umbrella, Nusenu says this threat actor has constantly added servers with no contact details to the Tor network in industrial quantities, operating servers in the realm of hundreds at any given point.

The actor’s servers are typically located in data centers spread all over the world and are typically configured as entry and middle points primarily, although KAX17 also operates a small number of exit points…

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Using compromised tor bridge

Posted on December 3, 2021 by ninaxg

If a malicious user creates a tor bridge, does that compromise the entire connection?
I don’t think so, because I thought they have to control both the entry and exit nodes. However, my friend is saying that it does but I’m unsure why

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Tor IP Renewal For The Win

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Xavier

I’m using Tor for so long that I can’t remember! The main reasons to use it are to access some websites while preserving my anonymity (after all that’s the main purpose of Tor) but also to access dangerous resources like command & control servers or sites delivering malicious content. The

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Does using IP address over Tor with a one essential website expose me to any attack surface?

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Jerzy Brzóska

I routinely access www.email-provider-of-my-choice.com via browser over Tor. My browser enforces https-only mode and I opt for never saving my credentials with this provider. I tend to use the domain address and not the Tor address of my … Continue reading Does using IP address over Tor with a one essential website expose me to any attack surface?→

Tor relay access

Posted on November 21, 2021 by mantissa

I want to do a project on onion routing for my school graduation test.
I want to show how onion routing could be compromised if the end and start relay within the network are both accessible by a third party. Of course, this implies that s… Continue reading Tor relay access→

What is extra 3 relays in .onion in Tor connection

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Sanniddha Chakrabarti

When I visit any website in Tor browser and if I see the diagram of the circuit that Tor Browser is using for the current tab in the site information menu in the URL bar, it shows 3 relays: Guard, Middle node, and Exit node.

Now if I visi… Continue reading What is extra 3 relays in .onion in Tor connection→

Tor network download speed faster than without tor [closed]

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Sam Sweeney

I’m currently downloading the tails .iso from their website and i opened the download twice, once on firefox with normal direct to isp connection and once in the tor browser and it’s downloading 3.5 x as fast over tor network. How can this… Continue reading Tor network download speed faster than without tor [closed]→

How is Tor’s exit node safe?

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Sanniddha Chakrabarti

If I use Tor over VPN (User -> VPN -> Tor -> Destination), then VPN first encrypts my data and hides my original IP address, and then it goes to Tor’s Entry Node. So that Tor’s Entry Node can’t read my data and doesn’t know my ori… Continue reading How is Tor’s exit node safe?→

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→