UPDATE Firefox and Tor to Patch Critical Zero-day Vulnerability

The critical Firefox vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild to unmask Tor users has been patched with the release of new browser updates.

Both Mozilla and Tor Project has patched the vulnerability that allows attackers to remotely execute … Continue reading UPDATE Firefox and Tor to Patch Critical Zero-day Vulnerability

Top Websites Using Audio Fingerprinting to Secretly Track Web Users

Despite browsing incognito, blocking advertisements, or hiding your tracks, some websites monitor and track your every move online using a new web-tracking technique called Audio Fingerprinting.

This new fingerprinting technique can be utilized by tec… Continue reading Top Websites Using Audio Fingerprinting to Secretly Track Web Users

Core Tor Developer who accuses FBI of Harassment moves to Germany

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

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

U.S. Supreme Court allows the FBI to Hack any Computer in the World

In Brief
The US Supreme Court has approved amendments to Rule 41, which now gives judges the authority to issue search warrants, not only for computers located in their jurisdiction but also outside their jurisdiction.

Under the original Rule 41, let’s say, a New York judge can only authorize the FBI to hack into a suspect’s computer in New York.

But the amended rule would now make it

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

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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Former Tor Developer Created Malware for FBI to Unmask Tor Users

In Brief
According to an investigation, Matthew Edman, a cyber security expert and former employee of the Tor Project, helped the FBI with Cornhusker a.k.a Torsploit malware that allowed Feds to hack and unmask Tor users in several high-profile cases, … Continue reading Former Tor Developer Created Malware for FBI to Unmask Tor Users

Judge Confirms Government Paid CMU Scientists to Hack Tor Users for FBI

Everything is now crystal clear:

The security researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) were hired by the federal officials to discover a technique that could help the FBI Unmask Tor users and Reveal their IP addresses as part of a criminal … Continue reading Judge Confirms Government Paid CMU Scientists to Hack Tor Users for FBI