karl
September 9th, 2013, 04:07 AM
Cyber-thieves are behind a big leap in the number of computers connecting to the Tor anonymous web browsing system, a security company has said.
The number of connections to Tor almost doubled in late August.
Some thought the rise was caused by people in repressive regimes using Tor to escape official scrutiny.
But Dutch security company Fox-IT said it had evidence it had been caused by cybercriminals using Tor to control legions of hijacked home PCs.
Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23984814
The number of connections to Tor almost doubled in late August.
Some thought the rise was caused by people in repressive regimes using Tor to escape official scrutiny.
But Dutch security company Fox-IT said it had evidence it had been caused by cybercriminals using Tor to control legions of hijacked home PCs.
Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23984814