Investigations in the so-called #darknet: Law enforcement agencies undermine #Tor #anonymisation

Source: https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/panorama/aktuell/Investigations-in-the-so-called-darknet-Law-enforcement-agencies-undermine-Tor-anonymisation,toreng100.html

These are the first documented cases of these so-called ‘timing analyses’ in the Tor network worldwide. Until now, this was considered practically impossible.

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Investigations in the so-called darknet: Law enforcement agencies undermine Tor anonymisation

The Tor network is considered the most important tool for surfing the internet anonymously. Law enforcement agencies have apparently begun to infiltrate it in order to expose criminals. They have been successful in at least one case.

^{Robert Bongen and Daniel Moßbrucker (NDR)}