Weaponizing BGP to deanonymize Tor users
This episode explores a chilling new class of vulnerabilities in the Tor network known as "Raptor attacks," detailed in the paper "RAPTOR: Routing Attacks on Privacy in Tor". It shifts the focus from malicious Tor relays to the underlying internet infrastructure, revealing how Autonomous Systems (ASes)—such as large Internet Service Providers—can exploit the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to completely deanonymize users.
The podcast breaks down the technical mechanics of three distinct but compounding threats. First, it introduces Asymmetric Traffic Analysis. Listeners will learn how an…
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