Previous developers of 'Tor' to enable anonymous access turned out to be developing malware hacking Tor users for FBI

ByCarolin Zöbelein

"Onion routing" called virtual line connection to encrypt the connection path to the website etc. "Tor(Tora) "is software used to enhance the anonymity of communication paths. It was revealed that the person engaged in the development of Tor is engaged in the development of malware to cooperate with the government side to weaken confidentiality.

Former Tor developer created malware for the FBI to hack Tor users
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/government-contractor-tor-malware/

According to the Internet media "The Daily Dot" reported on this subject, cooperating with the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) to develop malware, Cyber ​​Security expert Matt Edman (Matt Edman) and that. Mr. Edman is a person who has joined as a part-time staff in "Tor Project" which develops Tor about ten years ago, and cooperated with malware development to release anonymity based on knowledge at that time It is reported that it is.

In response to Daily Dot's interview, the Tor project answered, "We are also aware that Matt Edman, who was involved in the project until 2009, is engaged in the development of malware that invalidates Tor thereafter" It is.

ByBrendangates

Mr. Edman said that he participated in the project as a staff developing a tool "Vidalia" for easy use of Tor around 2008. Mr. Edman at that time was a graduate student and later in 2011 acquired a doctorate in computer science at Rensselaer Institute of Technology in New York. Vidalia is a popular tool as a tool to make it easy to use Tor which was difficult for the general public before, but according to the explanation of the project, Mr. Edman was involved only in the development of this software It was said that it was done.

Later, by 2012, Mr. Edman is employed as a senior / cyber security engineer in FBI related company "Mitre Corporation". This company is a company related to the efforts FBI advances to develop tools to grasp the behavior of potential offenders. Mr. Edman has been shown to have been engaged in the task of "Operation Torpedo" to investigate sites related to three child pornography using Tor.

Although it is Tor that increases the anonymity of the communication path, interestingly, there is a background that this technology has received much aid from the US government. That is to say, the government that has developed technologies to enhance confidentiality is advancing efforts to break it this time, but to this fact Chris, a scientific technician of the American Human Rights Association · Mr. Soghuan talks to Daily Dot, "The US government seems to be hacking the last one around the world."

Mr. Edman's work at Mitre Corporation was to cooperate closely with Steven Smith, a special investigator of FBI, to coordinate, test and deploy malware called "Cornhusker" indeed. The malware used to exploit the vulnerability of Flash installed in the Tor browser to transmit the user's actual IP address to the outside.

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This Cornhusker has caused many arrests related to child pornography, but it seems that FBI is already promoting the transition to the next software. FBI has been widely reported that it is investing in the development of malware targeting Tor users, but it is under criticism because of insufficient monitoring by parliament and citizens.

According to Profile page of Berkeley Research Group where Edman is currently working as a director, Edman said "Tor and the virtual currency"Bit coin"It is known to the law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies in the United States as an expert of", and he is in a position to collect experts in other fields and engage in advanced investigation activities. Edmund said he did not respond to Daily Dot's interview.