Nonprofit Behind Tor Browser Asks for Corporate Sponsors to Help It Stay Afloat
After a round of layoffs in April, the Tor Project looks to corporate sponsors for financial help, but these benefactors will have no say in the group's decisions, it says.
After going through a round of layoffs, the nonprofit behind the privacy-enhancing Tor browser is looking to corporate sponsorships for an infusion of cash.
The Tor Project’s new membership program, announced today, allows the private sector to financially support the nonprofit’s work. In exchange, corporate sponsors can tout their association with the Tor Project, which is known for fighting for digital privacy and helping users bypass online censorship.
The first five sponsors are antivirus vendor Avast, search engine DuckDuckGo, secure OS provider Insurgo, Mullvad VPN, and cybersecurity company Team Cymru.
Back in April, the Tor Project cut 13 staffers, citing the economic impact from COVID-19, which left the organization with 22 employees.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/nonprofit-behind-tor-browser-asks-for-corporate-sponsors-to-help-it-stay
#Tor #Project
After a round of layoffs in April, the Tor Project looks to corporate sponsors for financial help, but these benefactors will have no say in the group's decisions, it says.
After going through a round of layoffs, the nonprofit behind the privacy-enhancing Tor browser is looking to corporate sponsorships for an infusion of cash.
The Tor Project’s new membership program, announced today, allows the private sector to financially support the nonprofit’s work. In exchange, corporate sponsors can tout their association with the Tor Project, which is known for fighting for digital privacy and helping users bypass online censorship.
The first five sponsors are antivirus vendor Avast, search engine DuckDuckGo, secure OS provider Insurgo, Mullvad VPN, and cybersecurity company Team Cymru.
Back in April, the Tor Project cut 13 staffers, citing the economic impact from COVID-19, which left the organization with 22 employees.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/nonprofit-behind-tor-browser-asks-for-corporate-sponsors-to-help-it-stay
#Tor #Project
PCMAG
Nonprofit Behind Tor Browser Asks for Corporate Sponsors to Help It Stay Afloat
After a round of layoffs in April, the Tor Project looks to corporate sponsors for financial help, but these benefactors will have no say in the group's decisions, it says.
Forwarded from BlackBox (Security) Archiv
You are not anonymous on Tor - Last February, my Tor onion service came under a huge Tor-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack
I spent days analyzing the attack, developing mitigation options, and defending my server. (The Tor service that I run for the Internet Archive was down for a few hours, but I managed to keep it up and running through most of the attack.)
While trying to find creative ways to keep the service up, I consulted a group of friends who are very active in the network incident response field. Some of these are the people who warn the world about new network attacks. Others are very experienced at tracking down denial-of-service attacks and their associated command-and-control (C&C) servers. I asked them if they could help me find the source of the attack. "Sure," they replied. They just needed my IP address.
I read off the address: "152 dot" and they repeated back "152 dot". "19 dot" "19 dot" and then they told me the rest of the network address. (I was stunned.) Tor is supposed to be anonymous. You're not supposed to know the IP address of a hidden service. But they knew. They had been watching the Tor-based DDoS. They had a list of the hidden service addresses that were being targeted by the attack. They just didn't know that this specific address was mine.
As it turns out, this is an open secret among the internet service community: You are not anonymous on Tor !!
💡 Threat Modeling
There are plenty of documents that cover how Tor triple-encrypts packets, selects a route using a guard, relay, and exit, and randomizes paths to mix up the network traffic. However, few documents cover the threat model. Who can see your traffic?
👀 👉🏼 https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/896-Tor-0day-Finding-IP-Addresses.html
#tor #onion #service #zeroday #DDoS #attacks #anonymous #poc #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
I spent days analyzing the attack, developing mitigation options, and defending my server. (The Tor service that I run for the Internet Archive was down for a few hours, but I managed to keep it up and running through most of the attack.)
While trying to find creative ways to keep the service up, I consulted a group of friends who are very active in the network incident response field. Some of these are the people who warn the world about new network attacks. Others are very experienced at tracking down denial-of-service attacks and their associated command-and-control (C&C) servers. I asked them if they could help me find the source of the attack. "Sure," they replied. They just needed my IP address.
I read off the address: "152 dot" and they repeated back "152 dot". "19 dot" "19 dot" and then they told me the rest of the network address. (I was stunned.) Tor is supposed to be anonymous. You're not supposed to know the IP address of a hidden service. But they knew. They had been watching the Tor-based DDoS. They had a list of the hidden service addresses that were being targeted by the attack. They just didn't know that this specific address was mine.
As it turns out, this is an open secret among the internet service community: You are not anonymous on Tor !!
💡 Threat Modeling
There are plenty of documents that cover how Tor triple-encrypts packets, selects a route using a guard, relay, and exit, and randomizes paths to mix up the network traffic. However, few documents cover the threat model. Who can see your traffic?
👀 👉🏼 https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/896-Tor-0day-Finding-IP-Addresses.html
#tor #onion #service #zeroday #DDoS #attacks #anonymous #poc #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Forwarded from BlackBox (Security) Archiv
You are not anonymous on Tor
👀 👉🏼 https://t.me/BlackBox_Archiv/1252
#tor #onion #service #zeroday #DDoS #attacks #anonymous #poc #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
👀 👉🏼 https://t.me/BlackBox_Archiv/1252
#tor #onion #service #zeroday #DDoS #attacks #anonymous #poc #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Forwarded from Privacy Matters 🛡️
How to use Whonix | TOR Tutorial Part 2
📹 Watch it via:
YouTube || Invidious || BitChute
• Part 1 of TOR series: HERE
• Download Whonix: HERE
📡 @howtobeprivateonline
#TOR #Guide #Privacy #OS
Whonix is the safest way to be online and surf the web. Learn how to be anonymous and private with Tor Tutorial Part 2.
📹 Watch it via:
YouTube || Invidious || BitChute
• Part 1 of TOR series: HERE
• Download Whonix: HERE
📡 @howtobeprivateonline
#TOR #Guide #Privacy #OS
Forwarded from BlackBox (Security) Archiv
The Tor Project - Nigeria may shut down the internet as #EndSARS protests continue
If our website is blocked, you can still download Tor Browser. Email gettor@torproject.org stating your operating system. GetTor will send links to download Tor Browser from our supported providers.
If your ISP or government is trying to block access to the Tor network, you can use a Tor bridge to circumvent censorship. If you already have Tor Browser installed on your computer, select 'Tor is censored in my country,' then click 'Request a bridge...
https://nitter.net/torproject/status/1316455841294217216?s=19
#nigeria #censorship #tor #download
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
If our website is blocked, you can still download Tor Browser. Email gettor@torproject.org stating your operating system. GetTor will send links to download Tor Browser from our supported providers.
If your ISP or government is trying to block access to the Tor network, you can use a Tor bridge to circumvent censorship. If you already have Tor Browser installed on your computer, select 'Tor is censored in my country,' then click 'Request a bridge...
https://nitter.net/torproject/status/1316455841294217216?s=19
#nigeria #censorship #tor #download
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Nitter
The Tor Project (@torproject)
Nigeria may shut down the internet as #EndSARS protests continue. If our website is blocked, you can still download Tor Browser. Email gettor@torproject.org stating your operating system. GetTor will send links to download Tor Browser from our supported providers.
Forwarded from Privacy Matters 🛡️
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How to use Tor on your phone
📹 Watch it via:
YouTube || Invidious
🌐 Get TOR for:
• Android via: Website || F-Droid || Play Store
• iOS via: Apple Store
📡 @howtobeprivateonline
#TOR #Privacy #Guide #Browser #VPN
In this anonymity tutorial, you'll learn how to use Tor on your phone - both Tor Browser and Orbot on Android, and Onion Browser on iOS.
📹 Watch it via:
YouTube || Invidious
🌐 Get TOR for:
• Android via: Website || F-Droid || Play Store
• iOS via: Apple Store
📡 @howtobeprivateonline
#TOR #Privacy #Guide #Browser #VPN
Forwarded from BlackBox (Security) Archiv
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Nipe - An engine to make Tor Network your default gateway
Summary
The Tor project allows users to surf the Internet, chat and send instant messages anonymously through its own mechanism. It is used by a wide variety of people, companies and organizations, both for lawful activities and for other illicit purposes. Tor has been largely used by intelligence agencies, hacking groups, criminal activities and even ordinary users who care about their privacy in the digital world.
Nipe is an engine, developed in Perl, that aims on making the Tor network your default network gateway. Nipe can route the traffic from your machine to the Internet through Tor network, so you can surf the Internet having a more formidable stance on privacy and anonymity in cyberspace.
👀 👉🏼 Download and install:
https://github.com/htrgouvea/nipe#download-and-install
#nipe #tor #routing #privacy #anonymity #tool
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Summary
The Tor project allows users to surf the Internet, chat and send instant messages anonymously through its own mechanism. It is used by a wide variety of people, companies and organizations, both for lawful activities and for other illicit purposes. Tor has been largely used by intelligence agencies, hacking groups, criminal activities and even ordinary users who care about their privacy in the digital world.
Nipe is an engine, developed in Perl, that aims on making the Tor network your default network gateway. Nipe can route the traffic from your machine to the Internet through Tor network, so you can surf the Internet having a more formidable stance on privacy and anonymity in cyberspace.
👀 👉🏼 Download and install:
https://github.com/htrgouvea/nipe#download-and-install
#nipe #tor #routing #privacy #anonymity #tool
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Forwarded from BlackBox (Security) Archiv
No, the Darknet is not the stronghold of all evil!
The anonymization service Tor can be used for good and bad, a study examines what outweighs. However, this goes a long way wrong.
To obtain information about the usage patterns of the Tor network, scientists Eric Jardine (Virginia Tech/USA), Andrew Lindner (Skidmore College/USA) and Gareth Owenson (University of Portsmouth/UK) operated about 1 percent of the Tor entry nodes for about seven months between December 31, 2018, and August 18, 2019, and studied the connections that were made there.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/11/24/2011893117
#tor #darknet #study #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
The anonymization service Tor can be used for good and bad, a study examines what outweighs. However, this goes a long way wrong.
To obtain information about the usage patterns of the Tor network, scientists Eric Jardine (Virginia Tech/USA), Andrew Lindner (Skidmore College/USA) and Gareth Owenson (University of Portsmouth/UK) operated about 1 percent of the Tor entry nodes for about seven months between December 31, 2018, and August 18, 2019, and studied the connections that were made there.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/11/24/2011893117
#tor #darknet #study #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Forwarded from GJ `°÷°` 🇵🇸🕊 (t ``~__/>_GJ06)
thenewoil@freeradical.zone - New releases (with security fixes): #Tor 0.3.5.14, 0.4.4.8, and 0.4.5.7
https://blog.torproject.org/node/2009
https://blog.torproject.org/node/2009
blog.torproject.org
New releases (with security fixes): Tor 0.3.5.14, 0.4.4.8, and 0.4.5.7 | Tor Project
We have a new stable release today. If you build Tor from source, you can download the source code for 0.4.5.7 on the download page. Packages should be available within the next several weeks, with a new Tor Browser coming next week. Also today, Tor 0.3.5.14…
A mysterious threat actor is running hundreds of malicious Tor relays
Security researcher claims to have identified threat actor running thousands of malicious servers.
Researchers claims the attacker may be trying to deanonymize and identify Tor users.
Evidence suggests the attacker, tracked as KAX17, is sophisticated and well-resourced.
The Tor Project has removed hundreds of KAX17 servers in October and November 2021.
Since at least 2017, a mysterious threat actor has run thousands of malicious servers in entry, middle, and exit positions of the Tor network in what a security researcher has described as an attempt to deanonymize Tor users.
Tracked as KAX17, the threat actor ran at its peak more than 900 malicious servers part of the Tor network, which typically tends to hover around a daily total of up to 9,000-10,000.
https://therecord.media/a-mysterious-threat-actor-is-running-hundreds-of-malicious-tor-relays/
#tor
Security researcher claims to have identified threat actor running thousands of malicious servers.
Researchers claims the attacker may be trying to deanonymize and identify Tor users.
Evidence suggests the attacker, tracked as KAX17, is sophisticated and well-resourced.
The Tor Project has removed hundreds of KAX17 servers in October and November 2021.
Since at least 2017, a mysterious threat actor has run thousands of malicious servers in entry, middle, and exit positions of the Tor network in what a security researcher has described as an attempt to deanonymize Tor users.
Tracked as KAX17, the threat actor ran at its peak more than 900 malicious servers part of the Tor network, which typically tends to hover around a daily total of up to 9,000-10,000.
https://therecord.media/a-mysterious-threat-actor-is-running-hundreds-of-malicious-tor-relays/
#tor
The Record
A mysterious threat actor is running hundreds of malicious Tor relays
Since at least 2017, a mysterious threat actor has run thousands of malicious servers in entry, middle, and exit positions of the Tor network in what a security researcher has described as an attempt to deanonymize Tor users.
We are experiencing a network-wide DDoS attempt impacting the performance of the Tor network, which includes both onion services and non-onion services traffic. We are currently investigating potential mitigations.
https://status.torproject.org/
#Tor #DDoS
https://status.torproject.org/
#Tor #DDoS
status.torproject.org
Tor Project status
We continuously monitor the status of our services and if there are any interruptions an update will be posted here. If you need to modify this page, follow the documentation (mirror).
#Iran: Circumventing #Censorship with #Tor
https://forum.torproject.net/t/iran-circumventing-censorship-with-tor/4590
https://forum.torproject.net/t/iran-circumventing-censorship-with-tor/4590
Tor Project Forum
Iran: Circumventing Censorship with Tor
در حال حاضر در حال دریافت درخواستهای زیادی برای پشتیبانی از ایران هستیم و وضعیت در دست بررسی است. میخواهیم که به تمامی درخواستها پاسخ دهیم، اما این کار از توان ما خارج است. اگر با اشکالاتی در اتصال به Tor از ایران مواجه هستید، قبل از برقراری تماس با ما…
Ahmia (https://ahmia.fi)
#Tor #DarkWeb #OSINT #tools
https://github.com/DedSecInside/TorBot
is a clearnet search engine for Tor's hidden services. By providing a search engine for what many call the "deep web" or "dark net", Ahmia makes onion services accessible to a wide range of people, not just Tor network early adopters.
TorBot is an OSINT tool with the main objective is to collect open data from dark web and with the help of data mining algorithms, collect information and produce an interactive tree graph.
#Tor #DarkWeb #OSINT #tools
https://github.com/DedSecInside/TorBot
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Quiet
Encrypted p2p team chat with no servers, just Tor.
https://tryquiet.org/index.html
https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet
Currently in developpement stage so be cautious of your data
Quiet is an alternative to team chat apps like Slack, Discord, and Element that does not require trusting a central server or running one's own. In Quiet, all data syncs directly between a team's devices over Tor with no server required.
No email or phone number required, Unlike #Slack, #Discord, #WhatsApp, #Telegram, and #Signal, no email or phone number is required to create or join a #community.
End-to-end encryption, All data is #encrypted end-to-end between member devices, using Tor.
Channels, Organize chats in Slack-like channels, so conversations don't get messy.
Images, Send and receive images, with copy/paste, drag & drop, and image previews.
Files, Send and receive files of unlimited size!
Notifications, Invite links, Keyboard controls, Desktop apps
Android, Quiet works on Android, and F-Droid support is on the way.
#E2E #Chat #Quiet #Tor
Encrypted p2p team chat with no servers, just Tor.
https://tryquiet.org/index.html
https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet
Currently in developpement stage so be cautious of your data
Quiet is an alternative to team chat apps like Slack, Discord, and Element that does not require trusting a central server or running one's own. In Quiet, all data syncs directly between a team's devices over Tor with no server required.
No email or phone number required, Unlike #Slack, #Discord, #WhatsApp, #Telegram, and #Signal, no email or phone number is required to create or join a #community.
End-to-end encryption, All data is #encrypted end-to-end between member devices, using Tor.
Channels, Organize chats in Slack-like channels, so conversations don't get messy.
Images, Send and receive images, with copy/paste, drag & drop, and image previews.
Files, Send and receive files of unlimited size!
Notifications, Invite links, Keyboard controls, Desktop apps
Android, Quiet works on Android, and F-Droid support is on the way.
#E2E #Chat #Quiet #Tor
tryquiet.org
Quiet - Private messaging. No servers.