The “exit node”, the last node in the chain, unlocks the information with a key. If the NSA can crack a 1024 bit key as suspected, they have free reign on significant portions of Tor’s network.

Tor uses 1024 bit keys for a lot of its encryption, and it’s pretty much agreed that the NSA can crack these with custom chips that IBM and others manufacture for them.

You can download the Tor browser from the official website, Torproject.org. The browser is available on Windows, macOS, Linux ...

The majority of devices connected to the Tor privacy service may be using encryption keys that can be broken by the National Security Agency (NSA), a security researcher has speculated. Rob Graham ...

However, for Tor users -- whether they are the privacy-conscious, activists, journalists, fighting censorship or other parties -- the Tor upgrade is welcome news. You can check out proposal 224 here .

Tor officials have long counseled people to employ a VPN use encryption when using the privacy service, and OnionDuke provides a strong cautionary tale when users fail to heed that advice.

Tor offers enhanced anonymity for users of its network by routing their traffic through a so-called dark-web of nodes so that ...

But Tor changes the circuit path every 15 minutes, so it’s hard to predict which nodes will be used. NSA apparently has access to a few Tor nodes, but not enough to make any dent in the overall ...

Once you're in the Tor network, it's nearly impossible for others to track your traffic's manic pinballing path across the globe. And once you leave the Tor network via an exit node, the website ...

It has long been known that if an attacker controls both the entry guard and the exit relay used for a Tor connection, or circuit, he could use traffic correlation techniques to deanonymize the user.