This blog post is a response to an investigative news report about a large-scale law-enforcement attack that managed to de-anonymize a user of an old version of the long-retired app Ricochet. This blog post aims to provide insight into what we know so far. Nothing that the Tor Project has learned about this incident suggests that Tor Browser was attacked or exploited. Tor users can continue to use Tor Browser to access the web securely and anonymously.
Mediapart.fr, an independent French investigative online newspaper, is officially launching its .onion site to ensure that its reporting can reach everyone, everywhere.
The event will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on May 25th, 2024. It is free and open to the public with sessions in English and Portuguese.
Today is "I love Free Software Day", a day celebrating all the contributors to free software projects, and the Tor Project is giving some love to a children's book that aims to encourage young readers to learn more about free software and its role in democratic societies.
Radically Open Security conducted a comprehensive code audit for several components of the Tor ecosystem. This blog post outlines key recommendations and links to the full report.
As we bid farewell to 2023, we reflect on the hard work of the Tor Project's teams and their many noteworthy achievements to improve Tor and its experience for millions of users all around the world. Thank you to our community of users, volunteers, relay operators, partners, and donors for making these projects possible through their generous contributions.
We will be hosting our annual State of the Onion livestream, a virtual two-day event featuring the Tor Project's different teams presenting highlights of their work from 2023 and what we are excited about in the upcoming year, on November 29th and December 6th from 17:00 - 18:00 UTC.
To ensure that our technologies are resilient against threats and attacks, we've tasked Cure53 to perform a security audit of Tor Browser and other tools related to censorship circumvention. You can view the full report and more about their findings in this blog post.
Today is the third annual Global Encryption Day, a day to highlight why encryption is critical for a safe, private internet.
Think using Tor is difficult? Think again! We've created a short, easy-to-digest video series about Tor Browser, bridges and Onion Share.