Anonabox Recalls 350 ‘Privacy’ Routers for Security Flaws

ronjor · Apr 7, 2015

Andy Greenberg
04.07.15 1:07 pm

The project to build a tiny, anonymity-focused router known as Anonabox has overcome plenty of hurdles to get to market: critics who pointed to gaping flaws in its promised security, others who argued that it was a mere repackaging of stock Chinese hardware, and eventually Kickstarter’s decision to freeze its $600,000 fundraising campaign. But even after a second, more successful fundraiser, its acquisition by a larger tech firm, and the milestone of shipping the first batches of routers to customers, it turns out that Anonabox should have listened more closely to its detractors.
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http://www.wired.com/2015/04/anonabox-recall/

x942 · Apr 8, 2015

I am not surprised. They had no clue what they where doing and incorporated no real security. It was just Tor on an open-wrt install, they had no docs on explaining OPSEC so users would probably use this to log into their normal accounts and breach the anonymity it gave them or worse. The fact they had a hard-coded password and no options to encrypt WiFi was just terrible.

Minimalist · Apr 18, 2015

Why the entire premise of Tor-enabled routers is ridiculous

Ars recently reviewed two "Tor routers", devices that are supposed to improve your privacy by routing all traffic through the Tor anonymity network. Although the initial release of Anonabox proved woefully insecure, the basic premise itself is flawed. Using these instead of the Tor Browser Bundle is bad: less secure and less private than simply not using these "Tor Routers" in the first place. They are, in a word, EPICFAIL.
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http://arstechnica.com/security/201...premise-of-tor-enabled-routers-is-ridiculous/

lotuseclat79 · Apr 25, 2015

Op-Ed: In defense of Tor routers.

One InvizBox creator responds to assertion that Tor routers are "ridiculous."
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