On Thu, Jan 5, 2012, at 12:14 AM, Gozu-san wrote: > On 04/01/12 19:24, Geoff Down wrote: > > > Let's try that again... > > http://pastebin.com/jBPFsUSg > > "We did crack Tor's encryption to reveal 190 IP addresses of individuals > > using Tor for Child Pornography" > > They didn't "crack Tor's encryption". They posted a fake "Tor security > update" on one of the Hidden Wiki pages. It was actually malware that > sent true IP addresses to their server(s) when Tor wasn't running. > TAILS would have prevented that, because there's no history. Using a > Tor gateway VM would have prevented that, because there's never Internet > connectivity except through Tor. Connecting to Tor through a VPN > service would have provided a safety net (to the extent that the VPN > provider protects users' privacy). > _______________________________________________ Thanks - I thought this was probably old news, but it was a recent pasting. And anyone can use a real Symantec employee's name. GD
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