SamBent 4 months ago

A botnet that broke DDoS records at 31.4 terabits per second accidentally crippled I2P's anonymity network while trying to use it as a backup command infrastructure, and the developers responded with post-quantum cryptography enabled by default.

Sam Bent

I2P 2.11.0 Ships Post-Quantum Crypto After Botnet Siege

A botnet that broke DDoS records at 31.4 terabits per second accidentally crippled I2P's anonymity network while trying to use it as a backup comma...

SamBent 4 months ago

Ubuntu Thinks You're Retarded, and That Checkboxes Are Dangerous...

Sam Bent

Ubuntu Thinks You're Retarded, and That Checkboxes Are Dangerous

Canonical pulled the Software & Updates GUI from Ubuntu 26.04 because they decided the checkboxes were "dangerous" for you, a person who somehow ma...

SamBent 4 months ago

Every Tor bridge is a compromise between stealth, speed, and convenience. Choose wisely.

SamBent 4 months ago

I made this music video for fun. It took 4 hours. I call it "Burn the Ledger". It's about Agorism, Freedom, and the Fed. I had fun.

SamBent 4 months ago

Tor Browser 16.0a2 lands with a Firefox 147 base, OpenSSL 3.5.5 security patches, and the first glimpse of life after ESR.

SamBent 4 months ago

The fact that "Bitcoin privacy best practices" is a 47-page guide while Monero's is "send it" tells you everything about which chain respects your time and freedom.

SamBent 4 months ago

Europol Raids X Over Crimes That Don't Exist... A Macron loyalist filed a complaint because he didn't like X's algorithm, and now Europol is calling it a child exploitation investigation.

SamBent 4 months ago

Cross-site scripting attacks explained in detail with real-world examples. "XSS vulnerabilities are among the most prevalent security issues on the web." 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 by Jeremiah Grossman (2002)

SamBent 4 months ago

The Tor Project released Arti 2.0.0 on February 2, 2026, advancing relay infrastructure and eliminating legacy configuration options as the Rust-based implementation moves toward replacing C tor entirely.

Sam Bent

Arti 2.0.0 Ships: Tor Rust Rewrite Hits Major Milestone

The Tor Project released Arti 2.0.0 on February 2, 2026, advancing relay infrastructure and eliminating legacy configuration options as the Rust-ba...

SamBent 6 months ago

Asking the surveillance state to pardon someone for resisting the surveillance state while handing them your identity on a silver platter is not the way.

SamBent 6 months ago

Germany is debanking journalists and critics without explanation. The IRS offered $625K to crack Monero's privacy and nobody claimed it. This is why governments hate it.

SamBent 7 months ago

Switzerland's government is forcing every VPN and encrypted messenger with 5,000+ users to collect your passport and decrypt your communications on demand. This bypasses their famous direct democracy entirely. Watch:

SamBent 7 months ago

Sam Bent

Tor Browser 15 Strips AI, Patches Critical Exploits

The Tor Project just released version 15.0 with a clear message: you cannot have maximum privacy while sending all your data to AI servers.

Tor Browser 15 Strips AI, Patches Critical Exploits

SamBent 8 months ago

The I2P Ecosystem Explodes: Multiple New Router Implementations Signal a Privacy Revolution.

Sam Bent

The I2P Ecosystem Explodes: Multiple New Router Implementations Signal a Privacy Revolution

The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) just announced something remarkable: multiple new, fully-functioning I2P router prototypes have emerged, marki...

SamBent 8 months ago

The privacy OS now opens Tor Browser to a local page instead of phoning home (why did it do that before?), while patching critical vulnerabilities and fixing confusing errors.

Sam Bent

Tails 7.1 Drops Browser Home Phoning, Updates Tor Stack

The privacy OS now opens Tor Browser to a local page instead of phoning home, while patching critical vulnerabilities and fixing confusing error me...

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SamBent 8 months ago

Sam Bent

Based: Monero Fights 40% Network Spy Nodes with Subnet Filter

The new release implements /24 subnet filtering to disadvantage spy nodes that have been attempting transaction-to-IP correlation since October 2020.

Based: Monero Fights 40% Network Spy Nodes with Subnet Filter. The new release implements /24 subnet filtering to disadvantage spy nodes that have been attempting transaction-to-IP correlation since October 2020.

SamBent 9 months ago

Remember when the CIA recommended using Signal (quote on blog)? That was fun. Signal just launched paid backups designed by Facebook's former surveillance architect. The same company that stored desktop keys in plaintext for 6 years now wants $1.99/month to store your messages on their servers.

SamBent 9 months ago

Brave Browser handles 94 million users monthly with zero dependency on Google or Microsoft servers, and Big Tech should be terrified of what this proves.

Sam Bent

Building Anti-Surveillance Infrastructure: Brave's Technical Evolution

Brave Browser handles 94 million users monthly with zero dependency on Google or Microsoft servers, and Big Tech should be terrified of what this p...

SamBent 9 months ago

At times nordvpn can take up over half a gig. If the youtuber you watch advises you to use it, they are NOT looking out for you, they are looking out for a hand out. They don't give a shit about your OpSec. Fuck them.

SamBent 9 months ago

Syncthing connects your devices directly to each other, eliminating corporate surveillance while navigating complex network security challenges that most users never consider.

Sam Bent

Syncthing Eliminates File Sync Surveillance Through Mesh Architecture

Syncthing connects your devices directly to each other, eliminating corporate surveillance while navigating complex network security challenges tha...