The Tor Project and Tails merge operations.

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On September 26, 2024, The Tor Project and Tails merged their operations, believing that integrating Tails into the Tor Project’s structure would facilitate better collaboration, improved sustainability, reduced overhead, and expanded training and outreach programs to address a wider range of digital threats.

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Ever wonder if those hitman sites on the Dark Web are real?

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Here’s the answer to at least one “hitman” service provider on the Dark Web.  BesaMafia offer contract kills and other forms of intimidation for a price.  Today it was announced they were closed for business with an explanation on their now-defunct hidden service.

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If you are running Tor, you might be running a botnet too

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Security researchers have identified a new botnet that is controlled by attackers from an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server running as a hidden service inside the Tor anonymity network. Unable to determine its real location or sniff its encrypted traffic, law enforcement are going to have a tough time shutting it down.

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