TOR users are reporting connectivity issues due to a number of DDoS attacks that have hit the TOR network.
These attacks have been ongoing for the last seven months.
- TOR
representatives have stated that they will continue to monitor the
situation and will make changes to the network so that it can withstand
the long hacking campaign.
- This hacking campaign has slowed
down TOR for some users, something the browser has struggled with in the
past, even without being cyberattacked.
- While the threat
actors responsible for the breach have not been tracked, researchers
believe that the hackers are using a variety of different tools that
change multiple times per day.
- Tor is an open-source browser that enables users to browse the web more anonymously.
- The
technology has received both praises for its role in becoming a tool
that democratized internet use, as well as criticism revolving around
its privacy practices that have allowed people with criminal backgrounds
to have a platform for themselves.
