tools like @torproject, @securedrop (by @freedomofpress) and @signalapp are going to be so important for protecting people in the coming years. please support them

#privacy #security #anonymity #journalism #whistleblowing

"At the end of October, Tor directory authorities, relay operators, and even the Tor Project sysadmin team received multiple abuse complaints from their providers about port scanning. These complaints were traced back to a coordinated IP spoofing attack, where an attacker spoofed non-exit relays and other Tor-related IPs to trigger abuse reports aimed at disrupting the Tor Project and the Tor network.

Thanks to a joint effort from the Tor community, InterSecLab, and the support of Andrew Morris and the team at GreyNoise, the origin of these spoofed packets was identified and shut down on November 7th, 2024.

We want to reassure everyone that this incident had no effect on Tor users. While the attack had a limited impact on the Tor network - taking a few relays offline temporarily - it caused unnecessary stress and inconvenience for many relay operators who had to address these complaints. Although this attack targeted our community, IP spoofing attacks can happen with any online service.

There's still work ahead: we need to support relay operators in getting their accounts reinstated and assist providers in unblocking IPs for Tor directory authorities."

https://blog.torproject.org/defending-tor-mitigating-IP-spoofing/

#Tor #CyberSecurity #Anonymity #Privacy #IPSpoofing

Update. I'm pulling a few other comments into this thread, in preparation for extending it later.

1. I have mixed feelings on #attribution in peer review. I see the benefits, but I also see the benefits of #anonymity.
https://twitter.com/petersuber/status/1412455826397204487

2. For #AI today, good #reviews are a harder problem than good #summaries.
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/109954904433171308

3. Truth detection is a deep, hard problem. Automating it is even harder.
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/109921214854932516

#PeerReview #OpenPeerReview