Mar 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Malware Trojanized installers for the TOR anonymity browser are being used to target users in Russia and Eastern Europe with clipper malware designed to siphon cryptocurrencies since September 2022. "Clipboard injectors [...] can be silent for years, show no network activity or any other signs of presence until the disastrous day … [Read more...] about Trojanized TOR Browser Installers Spreading Crypto-Stealing Clipper Malware
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Researchers Demonstrate New Fingerprinting Attack on Tor Encrypted Traffic
A new analysis of website fingerprinting (WF) attacks aimed at the Tor web browser has revealed that it's possible for an adversary to glean a website frequented by a victim, but only in scenarios where the threat actor is interested in a specific subset of the websites visited by users. "While attacks can exceed 95% accuracy when monitoring a small set of five popular … [Read more...] about Researchers Demonstrate New Fingerprinting Attack on Tor Encrypted Traffic
Over 25% Of Tor Exit Relays Spied On Users’ Dark Web Activities
An unknown threat actor managed to control more than 27% of the entire Tor network exit capacity in early February 2021, a new study on the dark web infrastructure revealed. "The entity attacking Tor users is actively exploiting tor users since over a year and expanded the scale of their attacks to a new record level," an independent security researcher who goes by the name … [Read more...] about Over 25% Of Tor Exit Relays Spied On Users’ Dark Web Activities
Tor Browser for Android — First Official App Released On Play Store
Wohooo! Great news for privacy-focused users.Tor Browser, the most popular privacy-focused browser, for Android is finally out of beta, and the first stable version has now arrived on Google Play Store for anyone to download.The Tor Project announced Tuesday the first official stable release of its ultra-secure internet browser for Android devices, Tor Browser 8.5—which you can … [Read more...] about Tor Browser for Android — First Official App Released On Play Store