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Hacker Builds a Dark Net Version of the FBI Tip Form

Posted by samzenpus on from the here's-a-tip dept.

Daniel_Stuckey writes A London-based programmer has set up a new hidden service for anyone using Tor to submit anonymous tips to the FBI. With the new .onion hidden service link, which accesses the FBI's tips page through a reverse proxy, Mustafa Al-Bassam told me in an IRC chat that he's engineered a "proof-of-concept," demonstrating how the bureau might go about setting up a more secure system for receiving crime tips.

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  1. Epic Fail by danknight48 · · Score: 1, Funny

    but adds no additional security beyond just visiting the FBI’s tips page over a Tor connection.

    So. Some guy sets up a Tor link to a webpage:
    - Gets his own news story
    - Gets "Hacker" status

    Lol....Epic slow news day.