That's it Tor, one of the most popular and powerful tools anonymitys in Dianetwork, hacked?
Two hackers promised to present Tor's way of decryption for 3.000 dollars at Black Hat 2014, an important hacking conference to be held in Las Vegas next month.
“In presentation μας θα αποδείξουμε, πως η κατανεμημένη φύση, σε συνδυασμό με τις αδυναμίες που ανακαλύφθηκαν πρόσφατα στο σχεδιασμό και την υλοποίηση του δικτύου Tor, μπορεί να οδηγήσει στην κατάχρηση για να παραβιαστεί η ανωνυμία του Tor,” εξηγούν οι hackers, Alexander Volynkin και Michael McCord.
Their presentation is titled, “You don't have to be the NSA to crack Tor: Deanonymizing it users for an amount" or in English the original title: "You Don't Have to be the NSA to Break Tor: Deanonymizing Users on a Budget. "
Volynkin, is a research scientist, and McCord, a software vulnerability analyst. The details that have been revealed by meri now are not many, and many members of the Tor community hope that the two researchers will follow responsible practices in disclosing potential exploits that may compromise the anonymity of millions of users.
Black Hat USA 2014 will be held 2 with August 7 in Las Vegas.