Tor Browser 8 is out: What’s new?

Version 8 of Tor Browser, the multiplatform browser that routes traffic through the Tor anonymity network, has been released this week. About the Tor Browser and this latest …

Tor Browser flaw leaks users’ real IP address

The Tor Project has issued an emergency security bugfix release of Tor Browser, to prevent user IP address leakage due to a still unpatched Firefox bug. The bug is present …

Alleged cyberstalker unmasked by VPN logs

A Massachusetts man was arrested on cyberstalking charges after the online activities he tried to hide through VPN use were revealed by logs provided by PureVPN. “It is …

Three things to know about the dark web

One of the more curious aspects about the dark web is that it didn’t start out as such a dark place: it began with bulletin boards in the 80s and 90s – the markets of …

FBI unmasks Tor-using suspected sextortionist

A California man that stands accused of sextortion, producing child pornography, and threats of mass violence has been identified by the FBI through the use of a so-called …

Attacks within the Dark Web

For six months, Trend Micro researchers operated a honeypot setup simulating several underground services on the Dark Web. The goal of their research was to see if those …