German police were able to identify individuals using the Tor network, link them to certain criminal activity, and have them arrested and later convicted of the crimes. This is according to multiple German media outlets, who recently reported on the law enforcement using so-called “timing analysis” attacks.
Tor’s heads, on the other hand, argue that the network is perfectly fine and safe, and that the person that was arrested was, in fact, using outdated software that exposed its identity to the police, The Register found.
