Cable Haunt: A critical vulnerability found in cable modems

Re:Cable Haunt: A critical vulnerability found in cable modems by kryptiskt on Monday January 13, 2020 @08:32AM (#22034276)

Who would trust Tor if one party controls 200 million nodes?

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Re:Cable Haunt: A critical vulnerability found in cable modems by arminiusreturns on Monday January 13, 2020 @09:15AM (#22034600)

I've theorized the 50 percent attacks have already been executed at the nation state level for a long time now, but that many nodes could reduce the effectiveness of the current 50 attack. Unless of course the same three letter did both...

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Re:Cable Haunt: A critical vulnerability found in cable modems by gowld on Monday January 13, 2020 @01:43PM (#22037254)

I don't know if 50percent attacks exist on Tor, but in Tor, you don't need a 50percent attack, all you need is to attack the single Entry Guard a target uses.

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/08/03/can-you-trust-to...

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Re:Cable Haunt: A critical vulnerability found in cable modems by arminiusreturns on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @02:22PM (#22057497)

I think 50 percent attacks apply to any supposedly decentralized service don't they?

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