Hackers Can Expose Masked Surfers, Study Says
Anonymity systems designed to allow users to carry out actions on the Internet without identifying themselves can often be cracked with a bit of unorthodox thinking, according to a Cambridge researcher.
Stephen Murdoch, a researcher in the University of Cambridge's Security Group, outlined a number of different anonymity-cracking techniques in a recently published PhD thesis.
The techniques aim at removing the cloak provided by anonymity systems such as Tor, which can be used by legitimate users looking to protect their identities, as well as by criminals covering their tracks.
