FBI Admits It Controlled Tor Servers Behind Mass Malware Attack | Threat Level | Wired.com

FBI Admits It Controlled Tor Servers Behind Mass Malware Attack | Threat Level | Wired.com: Court documents and FBI files released under the FOIA have described the CIPAV as software the FBI can deliver through a browser exploit to gather information from the target’s machine and send it to an FBI server in Virginia. The FBI has been using the CIPAV since 2002 against hackers, online sexual predators, extortionists, and others, primarily to identify suspects who are disguising their location using proxy servers or anonymity services, like Tor.