Russia Paying for a Tor Break
Russia has put out a tender on its official government procurement website for anyone who can identify Tor users. The reward of $114,000 seems pretty cheap for this capability. And we now get to debate whether 1) Russia cannot currently deaonymize Tor users, or 2) Russia can, and this is a ruse to make us think they can’t.
Thoth • July 28, 2014 6:18 AM
Since the American agencies (NSA and other 3 letter agencies) have figured out their ways around Tor, they could somehow figure their way in obtaining the information from the Americans and their allied agencies. Under the table deals or via shell companies, third parties or via espionage are many options the Russians could lay their hands on what the Americans know.
Indeed the price of $114,000 is too cheap for something of that high value (Tor). The exploits for Tor are worth at least in the range of more than 50 million USD.