We previously wrote a blog about the deep/dark web explaining what it is, why it is important, and how to access it – you can read it here if you still have some questions in your head. Accessing it is not quite difficult, but you need to follow some basic steps in order to retain your privacy. 'Tor is most interested in understanding how these services were located and if this indicates a security weakness in Tor hidden services that could be exploited by criminals or secret police repressing dissents,' he wrote.The deep web is the underground of the whole web.

It is possible that a remote-code execution vulnerability has been found in Tor's software, or that the individual sites had flaws such as SQL injection vulnerabilities.īut Lewman wrote The Tor Project had little information on the methods used by law enforcement in the latest action. There have been various attacks developed by researchers over the years against Tor that could compromise someone's privacy, Lewman wrote. 'In a way, it's even surprising that hidden services have survived so far,' he wrote. ' The attention they have received is minimal compared to their social value and compared to the size and determination of their adversaries.' The project 'currently doesn't have funding for improving the security of hidden services,' wrote Andrew Lewman, the project's executive director, in a blog post on Sunday. Tor's development is overseen by The Tor Project, a nonprofit that relies in part on donations. Facebook recently announced it set up a '.onion' address to resolve performance issues some people experienced when using Tor with the social networking site. Tor's hidden services have seen increasing use. The Silk Road 2.0 fell offline for some time as law enforcement officials in the country where it was located imaged the server and 'conducted a forensic analysis of it,' according to an affidavit included in Benthall's complaint written by FBI Special Agent Vincent D.

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