NSA And GCHQ Target Tor Network That Protects Anonymity Of Web Users -- The Guardian
• Top-secret documents detail repeated efforts to crack Tor
• US-funded tool relied upon by dissidents and activists
• Core security of network remains intact but NSA has some success attacking users' computers
• Bruce Schneier: the NSA's attacks must be made public
• Attacking Tor: the technical details
• 'Peeling back the layers with Egotistical Giraffe' – document
• 'Tor Stinks' presentation – full document
• Tor: 'The king of high-secure, low-latency anonymity'
The National Security Agency has made repeated attempts to develop attacks against people using Tor, a popular tool designed to protect online anonymity, despite the fact the software is primarily funded and promoted by the US government itself.
Top-secret NSA documents, disclosed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, reveal that the agency's current successes against Tor rely on identifying users and then attacking vulnerable software on their computers. One technique developed by the agency targeted the Firefox web browser used with Tor, giving the agency full control over targets' computers, including access to files, all keystrokes and all online activity.
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Why The NSA And GCHQ Are Targeting The Tor Network For Infiltration
GCHQ and NSA Repeatedly Tried and Failed to Crack Tor Network -- IBTimes
Tor anonymizer network among NSA’s targets, Snowden leaks reveal -- RT
NSA Tor hack attempts see US try to crack the anonymity it pays for -- Slash Gear
The NSA's Been Trying to Hack into Tor's Anonymous Internet For Years -- Gizmodo
NSA and UK intel agency GCHQ target online anonymity tool Tor, according to leaked Snowden documents -- Boing Boing
NSA tried and failed to compromise Tor, but browser vulnerabilities gave some users away -- The Verge
Attacking Tor: how the NSA targets users' online anonymity -- Bruce Schneier, The Guardian
NSA, GCHQ Have Worked to Develop Attacks on Tor Because ‘Very Naughty People Use Tor’ -- Fire Dog Lake
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