GigaTap articles tagged Tor.
- Tails 7.9.1 Closes a Privacy-Relevant Kernel Gap - Tails 7.9.1 patches a kernel privilege-escalation risk. Upgrade from Tails 7.0+ to retain Persistent Storage and avoid reinstalling by mistake.
- Tails 7.9.1 Fixes a Kernel Security Boundary Issue - Tails 7.9.1 updates Tor components and the Linux kernel, fixing a vulnerability that could allow application-level compromise to escalate.
- Tor Browser 16.0a8: What the Alpha Release Means - Tor Browser 16.0a8 adds browser, privacy, Android, and build updates, but alpha users should understand the testing risks before deployment.
- Crypto clipper adds Tor and worm-like spread to theft model - Microsoft analysis shows crypto clipper evolving into a persistent threat combining clipboard hijacking, Tor-based control, and worm-like propagation.
- Tails 7.8.1 closes kernel escalation risk in anonymity stack - Emergency release fixes a Linux kernel privilege escalation flaw and Tor client vulnerabilities that could enable full system control under chained attacks
- Tor tests crypto funding for internet freedom tools - Tor and Funding the Commons launched a crypto-native matching campaign for privacy, anti-censorship, and public-interest infrastructure projects.
- Arti 2.3.0 pushes Tor’s Rust rewrite deeper - The Tor Project’s Arti 2.3.0 release adds logging and RPC work, raises macOS support requirements, and continues development toward relay and directory aut
- Stateless Tor Relays: Why Tor Wants Seized Servers to Remember Nothing - Tor’s stateless relay model aims to make confiscated hardware far less useful by removing disk state from the trust equation.