"Hackers Exploited Tor Exit Relays to Generate Bitcoin"

A researcher claims that hackers took control over a part of the endpoint infrastructure used by the anonymizing internet browser Tor to route traffic. According to the researcher, attackers manipulated Tor traffic and mined cryptocurrency using Tor exit relays, which are the IP addresses through which the browser passes traffic. This finding brings further attention to how hackers can corrupt parts of Tor's infrastructure to perform malicious activities for their own advantage. This article continues to discuss hackers' abuse of Tor exit relays to generate bitcoin, other malicious Tor activity documented by researchers, and government efforts to ban Tor altogether. 

CyberScoop reports "Hackers Exploited Tor Exit Relays to Generate Bitcoin"