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#MustRead "The list accompanied a joint statement—released by DHS in conjunction with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)—which called the release of allegedly hacked Democratic emails, “consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts.” The disclosures, said the statement, were “intended to interfere with the U.S. election process.”
First reported by the Intercept on Wednesday, nearly half of the 876 “suspicious” IP addresses identified by DHS (roughly 42 percent) are currently Tor exit nodes or have been Tor exit nodes in the past few years. Up to 367 IP addresses listed alongside the government report on Russian malicious cyber activity may have been used, or may be presently in use, by thousands of internet users who have no ties to Moscow, the DNC hack, or any kind of malicious cyber activity.
Tor is a powerful anonymity tool used around the world by a wide range of people, including human rights activists, journalists, and everyday users—including some criminals—in order to conceal their identities and physical locations. The software, partially funded by the U.S. government, is also used by dissidents in countries, such as China and Turkey, that impose online censorship and crack down on internet activity. "
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