Judge Tosses Evidence Gathered by FBI's Tor Exploit

The FBI’s refusal to share details about a network investigative technique it used to gather evidence against a Vancouver teacher charged with possession of child pornography has forced a federal judge’s hand to exclude the evidence from trial. The NIT used by the FBI to hack the Playpen website ...

On Zero Days, SAP Vulnerabilities, and FBI vs. Tor

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including zero day vulnerabilities–both in Adobe Flash and Windows, a nasty vulnerability in SAP business applications, Mozilla asking FBI to disclose a Tor exploit, and more. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapMay132016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsal...

FBI is fighting back against Judge's Order to reveal TOR Exploit Code

Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI was ordered to reveal the complete source code for the TOR exploit it used to hack visitors of the world’s largest dark web child pornography site, PlayPen. Robert J. Bryan, the federal judge, ordered the FBI to hand over the TOR browser exploit...