A cyber security expert has recently noted a sharp rise in the use of hidden addresses on the Tor network . Professor Alan Woodward from the University of Surrey has reported an increase in the space of days of more than 25,000 Tor users . Reflecting the fact that this is part of the Dark Web , it is very difficult to explain the significant rise . Tor, or The Onion Router, allows people to browse the web anonymously by routing their connections through a chain of different computers and encrypting data in the process. Woodward suggested that it might reflect the success of Ricochet , an app that uses Tor to allow users to send and receive anonymous instant messages . Commenting on the situation , Woodward said : “ Something unprecedented is happening , but at the moment that is all we know . ”
A cyber security expert has recently noted a sharp rise in the use of hidden addresses on the Tor network . Professor Alan Woodward from the University of Surrey has reported an increase in the space of days of more than 25,000 Tor users . Reflecting the fact that this is part of the Dark Web , it is very difficult to explain the significant rise . Woodward suggested that it might reflect the success of Ricochet , an app that uses Tor to allow users to send and receive anonymous instant messages . Commenting on the situation , Woodward said : “ Something unprecedented is happening , but at the moment that is all we know . ”