TOR traffic can be traced
From Security Wire Daily on Thursday, November 2:
TOR NETWORK PRIVACY COULD BE CRACKED
The Tor network is used by those who want to keep their IP addresses private. But new research shows that it’s possible to compromise the system and unmask the user.
A TOR network operates by forwarding requests from source to destination through a series of intermediate hosts in an effort to confuse tracing the traffic. It’s a fairly cool concept.
As researched by Danish security research firm FortConsult uncovered, specially crafted web content can allow tracing of the requests back to the originating hosts.
They published a paper on how they discovered the flaw, and how a “compromise” might be effected in the real world.
Interesting read.
Bill Gross