Release of Tails 3.15 distribution and Tor Browser 8.5.4

Available release of a specialized distribution Tails 3.15 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network. Anonymous exit to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by default by the packet filter. Encryption is used to store user data in the save user data between runs mode. Ready for download iso image, capable of working in Live mode, 1.1 GB in size.

The new release of Tails updates Tor Browser 8.5.4 and
Thunderbird 60.7.2. Resolved an issue resulting in a crash when restarting on some computers. Fixed a bug due to which the Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes utility displayed an error message when closing a partition failed due to the presence of open files on it. Fixed problem with launching Tail from boot firmware Heads.

Simultaneously, released a new version of Tor Browser 8.5.4, focused on anonymity, security and privacy. In the new version, the transition to the use of a new branch has been made Gate 0.4. The release is in sync with the Firefox 60.8.0 ESR codebase, which has eliminated 18 vulnerabilities, of which 9 problems, compiled under CVE-2019-11709, are marked as critical and could potentially lead to malicious code execution. Components such as OpenSSL 1.0.2s, Torbutton 2.1.12 and HTTPS Everywhere 2019.6.27 have also been updated.

Source: opennet.ru

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