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How was Lulzsec caught? [closed]

I saw that the leader connected to IRC without using TOR and they traced their IP address, but the identity of each member was supposed to be unknown to the others. So even if the leader was acting as ...
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Tor traffic seems to be exiting from different Tor exit nodes - is that expected?

I seem to be observing some odd behaviour whilst experimenting with TOR. It's entirely possible this is just my own ignorance as well, in which case I would appreciate some ...
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Is a TOR router really safer than a proxy?

If I use a tor router to browse the regular internet that it has to leave the TOR network through an exit node. Apparently the exit node has all the information from the original user it came from on ...
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anonymization for scanning and hacking

What kind of anonymization can be used for scanning and exploiting? Of course there are VPNs and VPS, but thats a different story. I know some scanning can be done via TOR, but how can an exploit or ...
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Advanced techniques for detecting a proxy/getting original IP

In what manner can a website detect my original IP address, even though I'm using a proxy server? I've noticed this with a few sites. There are four proxy methods I've used: Firefox with a proxy ...
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tor and widecap dns leak

I am using a program that I coded in C#. All it does is use HttpWebRequest to request some pages and read info from them. I tried running it through Tor. I installed the Vidalia Bundle and Widecap. My ...
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How does “check.torproject.org.” know if you're using TOR?

I'm looking at the results from the following URL and would like to know how does the TOR website "know" that TOR is being used or not. ...
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Tor: requesting a tor website

When you have a website that's hosted within the Tor network and one accesses this website with a Tor browser, does this person still use an exit-node ? Or will this be an encrypted connection ...
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How anonymous is my setup?

my friend and I are trying to make the most anonymous setup for a computer to do things across the internet without being known the location from which it came. Our setup is as follows: A windows ...
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How much can I trust Tor?

Greetings. How much can I depend on Tor for anonymity? Is it completely secure? My usage is limited to accessing Twitter and Wordpress. I am a political activist from India and I do not enjoy the ...