☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Security@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoWebsites have a new way to spy on visitors: Analyzing their SSD activityarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nethackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seprivacy@programming.devprivacy@lemmy.mlcybersecurity@infosec.pubtechnology@beehaw.orgprivacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comprivacy@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkWebsites have a new way to spy on visitors: Analyzing their SSD activityarstechnica.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Security@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square9linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nethackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seprivacy@programming.devprivacy@lemmy.mlcybersecurity@infosec.pubtechnology@beehaw.orgprivacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comprivacy@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agooh not directly, but the code on the page can do a timing attack to see how long it takes to read and write a large file which can be used to fingerprint your ssd
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoyeah that’s what i mean. this shit has to be abstracted away, seriously. complex javascript on webpages is full of holes.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoTiming attacks are tricky because a lot of the time people don’t even think of them as a vector.
oh not directly, but the code on the page can do a timing attack to see how long it takes to read and write a large file which can be used to fingerprint your ssd
yeah that’s what i mean. this shit has to be abstracted away, seriously.
complex javascript on webpages is full of holes.
Timing attacks are tricky because a lot of the time people don’t even think of them as a vector.