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Re: Tor anonymizing network Compromised by French researchers
From: Travis Biehn <tbiehn () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:53:02 -0400
So they put up a fake network, 'hacked' most of the nodes, and with complete control of their dummy network they were able to figure out traffic movement? This is news why? -Travis On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Mohit Kumar <thehackernews () gmail com>wrote:
French researchers from ESIEA<http://www.esiea.fr/c/en/Web.Esiea.Public.cuke?>, a French engineering school, have found and exploited some serious vulnerabilities in the TOR network. They performed an inventory of the network, finding 6,000 machines, many of whose IPs are accessible publicly and directly with the system’s source code. They demonstrated that it is possible to take control of the network and read all the messages that circulate. But there are also hidden nodes, the Tor Bridges, which are provided by the system that in some cases. Researchers have developed a script that, once again, to identify them. They found 181. "*We now have a complete picture of the topography of Tor*," said Eric Filiol. Read More at "The Hacker News" -- http://thehackernews.com/2011/10/tor-anonymizing-network-compromised-by.html -- *Regards,* *Owner,* *The Hacker News <http://www.thehackernews.com/>* *Truth is the most Powerful weapon against Injustice.* _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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