Introduction A few weekends ago at least 5 people who follow me on Twitter connected to my vibrator through the Tor network. After connecting they were able to issue commands to my vibrator and cause it to vibrate or switch off. They were also able to read the battery indicator.| Mascherari Press
On Thursday, June 20th 1996 Edward J Markey rose in the Communications Privacy and Consumer Empowerment Act: The issue of privacy in the information age and in particular, children's privacy protection, is quite timely as the Nation becomes ever more linked by communications networks, such as the Internet. It is| Mascherari Press
Welcome to the ninth OnionScan Report. The aim of these reports is to provide an accurate and up-to-date analysis of how anonymity networks are being used in the real world. Over the last year we have produced reports into the state of onion services. In this final report we will| Mascherari Press
When a source wants to leak information, they must first become aware of their options & take steps to protect their operational security. However the very act of seeking out, researching and accessing this information can place a source at risk of discovery. Overview: The First Contact Problem This first| Mascherari Press
For those who believe that banks & credit card companies shouldn't be the arbiter of moral behavior - Fetlife is the canary in the coalmine| Mascherari Press
Much has been written about the dark web; about the violence, the crime, the technology. When people picture the dark web they think of police raids, stacks of seized drugs and perhaps some cartoonish image of a hooded hacker in a dark room. I believe the dark web is more| Mascherari Press
Welcome to the eighth OnionScan Report. The aim of these reports is to provide an accurate and up-to-date analysis of how anonymity networks are being used in the real world. In this report we will provide an in depth analysis of the financial information & business of a darknet marketplace,| Mascherari Press
For the next couple of weeks "as part of the Government's commitment to openness and transparency, Public Safety Canada and the Department of Justice Canada are consulting Canadians on key elements of Canada's national security laws and policies to ensure they reflect the rights, values and freedoms of Canadians." One| Mascherari Press
Welcome to the seventh OnionScan Report. The aim of these reports is to provide an accurate and up-to-date analysis of how anonymity networks are being used in the real world. In this report we will examine how a small change to a regular HTTP request can reveal information, and sometimes| Mascherari Press
I've talked a bunch about mod_status leaks, mainly because they are so prevalent. However, today I want to talk to you about a way to detect co-hosting without mod_status. This attack takes more work to pull off than simply requesting /server-status, but it is easily doable for someone| Mascherari Press
I was planning on publishing a new OnionScan report today, but instead I have found myself thinking about the events of the last few days. This isn't about Donald Trump, he is a symptom of a zeitgeist that has been growing for nearly a decade. We saw signs many years| Mascherari Press
I am going to talk to you about hidden services, in particular how to deanonymize hidden services, quickly, at scale and very cheaply.| Mascherari Press
The Dutch National Prosecution Service and police launched an Hidden Service on the darknet today. The launch was announced by the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie, OM) who claimed that it took place within the framework of ‘Operation Hyperion’. The site lists a number of usernames for online dark| Mascherari Press
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently published a feature on their darknet investigations. Overall the feature adds up to more PR than insight - however there are a few things we can take away from what ICE has published. As always, words seem| Mascherari Press
OnionScan 0.2 has been released! This article will take you through one of the newest and most powerful features - custom crawls. OnionScan 0.2 has been Released! https://t.co/qb4WAGRIiT - Your new Dark Web Correlation Lab awaits! pic.twitter.com/OFTgjNz4EY— OnionScan (@OnionScan) October 30,| Mascherari Press
