Dread + Pitch

When Reddit nuked HugBunter, Dread's top admin did something unprecedented: he told users to join Pitch.

GNUnet 0.26.1 Fixes Database Bugs After Breaking Crypto Update

The privacy-focused peer-to-peer network patched database issues less than a month after shipping breaking changes to protect users from cryptographic key misuse.

HugBunter Deleted: Reddit Erases Dread Forum Administrator

The darknet forum owner get's wiped off reddit after years.

ThreeBears Cryptosystem: Why NIST Rejected Integer Lattices

Mike Hamburg's ThreeBears cryptosystem competed against CRYSTALS-Kyber using integer lattices rather than polynomial rings, losing when NIST prioritized security maturity over implementation simplicity.

$53 Kills the Tor Network

(And They Won't Fix It)

Tails 7.2: Privacy OS Gets Browser Upgrade and Telemetry Fix

Tails 7.2 ships with Tor Browser 15.0.1, Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, and patches a privacy leak where Thunderbird was phoning home to Mozilla servers.

Tor Browser 15.0.1 Patches Security Holes in Privacy Stack

The maintenance release resolves default zoom reset bugs, restores readable CJK fonts on Linux, and patches 9 Firefox vulnerabilities including 2 rated High severity.

Proton's Linux CLI Arrives, Still Behind Mullvad (and why)

While Proton celebrates releasing basic WireGuard connectivity, Mullvad users have been paying with Monero and running QUIC obfuscation since 2024.

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.

TShark: Command-Line Packet Analysis for Network Security

TShark puts Wireshark's packet analysis power directly in your terminal, enabling automated security monitoring and forensic investigation.

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, marking a pivotal moment for privacy-focused networking.

Truncated HMAC Security and Performance Trade-offs

RFC 2104 says you need at least 80 bits, but NIST's new SP 800-224 dropped the floor to 32 bits with a risk analysis requirement that nobody wants to explain.