Survey Paper on Rising Threats of Subverting Privacy Infrastructure

TL;DR

This survey examines the increasing threats to privacy infrastructures like Tor, highlighting how attackers misuse these systems and emphasizing the need for further research to mitigate such risks.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of threats to privacy infrastructures, especially focusing on the subversion of Tor, and discusses potential mitigation strategies.

Findings

Identification of key threats to Tor infrastructure

Assessment of threat severity and impact

Recommendations for future research directions

Abstract

One of the main challenges faced by a user today is protecting their privacy, especially during widespread surveil- lance. This led to the development of privacy infrastructures whose main purpose is to guarantee users privacy. However, they are being misused by attackers who consider them to be an exploitable resource to perform illegitimate activities. This paper proposes to analyze and assess the threats that occur due to subverting privacy infrastructures. It begins with an outline of critical privacy infrastructures that were developed. An overview of rising threats of subverting the most prominent privacy infrastructure, Tor is presented. Additionally, a brief assessment of the severity of these threats is discussed and the paper concludes by recommending the scope for further research to mitigate the risks due to such threats.