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Court Docs Point the Finger at Carnegie Mellon for Tor Hack
2016-02-25 01:04:12| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
The university refused to confirm the rumors when they surfaced last fall.
Court filing confirms Carnegie Mellon University hacked Tor to unmask users
2016-02-24 22:23:03| Extremetech
At least one defendant was arrested thanks to data from CMU's Tor attack, and that might just be the tip of the iceberg.
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FBI, Carnegie Mellon Deny $1M Contract to Crack Tor
2015-11-19 21:11:21| TechNewsWorld
The FBI has denied allegations that it paid Carnegie Mellon University security researchers $1 million to crack a network designed to protect the anonymity of its users. The Tor Project, which operates the network, last week accused the FBI of cutting the CMU deal. The attack on Tor occurred from January to July 2014. The attackers discovered a way to strip the anonymity of Tor users.
Carnegie Mellon denies it accepted $1 million from FBI to break Tor anonymity
2015-11-19 20:19:17| Extremetech
Carnegie Mellon University says it was not paid by the FBI to hack Tor, but its research may still have fallen into the hands of law enforcement.
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Carnegie Mellon: We Didn't Get $1M to Hack Tor
2015-11-19 19:02:47| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The university said it cooperates with subpoena requests but "receives no funding for its compliance."