Yesterday the Tor Project issued an advisory describing a large-scale identification attack on Tor hidden services. The attack started on January 30 and ended when Tor ejected the attackers on July 4. It appears that this attack was the subject of a Black Hat talk that was canceled abruptly.
These attacks raise serious questions about research ethics and institutional responsibilities.
Let’s review the timeline as we know it (all dates in 2014)
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These attacks raise serious questions about research ethics and institutional responsibilities.
Let’s review the timeline as we know it (all dates in 2014)
more here............ttps://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/why-were-cert-researchers-attacking-tor/