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Failing grade: Alleged Harvard bomb hoaxer needed more than Tor to cover his tracks, experts say
Source: NBC News
Failing grade: Alleged Harvard bomb hoaxer needed more than Tor to cover his tracks, experts say
Keith Wagstaff NBC News
6 hours ago
Internet security experts say they probably would have given the accused Harvard bomb hoaxer an "F" when it comes to hiding his identity.
Twenty-year-old Harvard student Eldo Kim was charged Tuesday with sending out a fake bomb threat, all so that he could get out of taking a final exam, according to an FBI affidavit. A federal judge released him on an $100,000 bond on Wednesday with instructions to stay away from the Ivy League university.
To disguise who he was, Kim allegedly used Tor, the software network that bounces signals around thousands of relays around the world with the aim of making a user's identity and location extremely difficult to pinpoint. In theory, it makes the computer user anonymous.
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While Tor might hide a user's IP address, there are other ways law enforcement officials can identify people who try to hide their identity online, said Chester Wisniewsk, senior security advisor at Sophos.
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Keith Wagstaff NBC News
6 hours ago
Internet security experts say they probably would have given the accused Harvard bomb hoaxer an "F" when it comes to hiding his identity.
Twenty-year-old Harvard student Eldo Kim was charged Tuesday with sending out a fake bomb threat, all so that he could get out of taking a final exam, according to an FBI affidavit. A federal judge released him on an $100,000 bond on Wednesday with instructions to stay away from the Ivy League university.
To disguise who he was, Kim allegedly used Tor, the software network that bounces signals around thousands of relays around the world with the aim of making a user's identity and location extremely difficult to pinpoint. In theory, it makes the computer user anonymous.
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While Tor might hide a user's IP address, there are other ways law enforcement officials can identify people who try to hide their identity online, said Chester Wisniewsk, senior security advisor at Sophos.
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Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/failing-grade-alleged-harvard-bomb-hoaxer-needed-more-tor-cover-2D11767028
