Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers at Graz University of Technology were able to spy on users’ online activities simply by monitoring fluctuations in the speed of their internet connection. This vulnerability, known as SnailLoad, does not require malicious code to expl… Continue reading New security loophole allows spying on internet users’ online activity
The high energy consumption of artificial neural networks’ learning activities is one of the biggest hurdles for the broad use of AI, especially in mobile applications. One approach to solving this problem can be gleaned from knowledge about the … Continue reading Researchers develop new learning algorithm to boost AI efficiency
Researchers have demonstrated a new variation of the Rowhammer attack: dubbed RAMBleed, it may allow attackers to read data stored inside the computer’s physical memory. “While the end-to-end attack we demonstrated read out OpenSSH 7.9̵… Continue reading Researchers devise RAMBleed attack to grab secret data from memory
The centerpiece is a new joint research center and a cybersecurity testing and certification laboratory operated by the SGS Group. Around 400 people will work and perform research there when it enters full operation. Highly integrated production plants… Continue reading SGS and Graz University of Technology set up Cybersecurity Campus
Researchers now say it’s possible to use the infamous Spectre vulnerability in a way that does not require direct access to a victim’s device. Researchers from the Graz University of Technology in Austria write in a paper published Thursday that they can exploit the Spectre flaw remotely without having to run code on the target machine. Such an attack, dubbed NetSpectre, would allow hackers to trick applications into leaking private information, albeit very slowly. “The attacker only sends a series of crafted requests to the victim and measures the response time to leak a secret value from the victim’s memory,” the researchers explain. Spectre is a CPU flaw affecting most modern computers that was revealed by researchers in January. It was originally thought that attackers trying to exploit it would need to somehow install malware on a victim’s device, either by tricking them into downloading malicious code or by running malicious JavaScript on a website the victim visited. […]
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Apple, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants have released updates for a pair of serious security flaws present in most modern computers, smartphones, tablets and mobile devices. Here’s a brief rundown on the threat and what you can do to protect you… Continue reading Scary Chip Flaws Raise Spectre of Meltdown