Brave browser's Tor mode exposed users' dark web activity
Share A bug in the ad blocking component of Brave’s Tor feature caused the browser to leak users’ DNS queries Brave , one of the top-rated browsers for privacy, has fixed a bug in its Private Windows with Tor feature that leaked the .onion URLs for websites visited by users. According to a report by an anonymous researcher, the browser’s built-in Tor mode – which takes private browsing to a new level by allowing users to navigate to .onion websites on the dark web without having to install Tor – was leaking Domain Name System (DNS) requests for the websites. ...
Source: welivesecurity.com