The FBI Is Infecting Tor Users With Malware With Drive-By Downloads

Posted by timothy on Tuesday August 5, 2014 @09:02AM from the for-the-good-of-society dept.

Advocatus Diaboli (1627651) writes For the last two years, the FBI has been quietly experimenting with drive-by hacks as a solution to one of law enforcement's knottiest Internet problems: how to identify and prosecute users of criminal websites hiding behind the powerful Tor anonymity system. The approach has borne fruit—over a dozen alleged users of Tor-based child porn sites are now headed for trial as a result. But it's also engendering controversy, with charges that the Justice Department has glossed over the bulk-hacking technique when describing it to judges, while concealing its use from defendants.

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Re:Hide behind todays popular hate-topic... by anthroboy · 2014-08-05 09:43 · Score: 5, Funny

5) Never - ever use an acronym you'd use with your normal ISP (IP address), this WILL unmask you.
ASAP, scuba, laser, Nabisco, Esso, ISP, HTTP, USB, PDF, CYA... Who knew acronyms were so dangerous?