Zoom Snooping: How Body Language Can Spill Your Password
Researchers figure out how to read what people are typing during a Zoom call using shoulder movements. Continue reading Zoom Snooping: How Body Language Can Spill Your Password
Category Archives: side channel attack
Exposing Computer Monitor Side-Channel Vulnerabilities with TempestSDR
Having been endlessly regaled with tales of side-channel attacks and remote exploits, most of us by now realize that almost every piece of gear leaks data like a sieve. Everything from routers to TVs to the power supplies and cooling fans of computers can be made to give up their …read more
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9 Years of AMD Processors Vulnerable to 2 New Side-Channel Attacks
AMD processors from as early as 2011 to 2019 carry previously undisclosed vulnerabilities that open them to two new different side-channel attacks, according to a freshly published research.
Known as “Take A Way,” the new potential attack vectors leve… Continue reading 9 Years of AMD Processors Vulnerable to 2 New Side-Channel Attacks
Modern Intel CPUs Plagued By Plundervolt Attack
The Intel attack uses a similar technique that gamers commonly use to overclock their CPUs. Continue reading Modern Intel CPUs Plagued By Plundervolt Attack
Side-Channel Attack Shows Vulnerabilities of Cryptocurrency Wallets
What’s in your crypto wallet? The simple answer should be fat stacks of Bitcoin or Ethereum and little more. But if you use a hardware cryptocurrency wallet, you may be carrying around a bit fat vulnerability, too.
At the 35C3 conference last year, [Thomas Roth], [Josh Datko], and [Dmitry Nedospasov] …read more
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Intel CPUs Vulnerable to Sensitive Data Leakage in NetCAT Attack
A new attack on Intel server-grade CPUs could allow the leakage of SSH passwords – but luckily it’s not easy to exploit. Continue reading Intel CPUs Vulnerable to Sensitive Data Leakage in NetCAT Attack
NetCAT: New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs
Unlike previous side-channel vulnerabilities disclosed in Intel CPUs, researchers have discovered a new flaw that can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring an attacker to have physical access or any malware installed on a targeted co… Continue reading NetCAT: New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs
New SWAPGS Side-Channel Attack Bypasses Spectre and Meltdown Defenses
Researchers demonstrate a new side-channel attack that bypass mitigations against Spectre and Meltdown. Continue reading New SWAPGS Side-Channel Attack Bypasses Spectre and Meltdown Defenses
SWAPGS Attack — New Speculative Execution Flaw Affects All Modern Intel CPUs
A new variant of the Spectre (Variant 1) side-channel vulnerability has been discovered that affects all modern Intel CPUs, and probably some AMD processors as well, which leverage speculative execution for high performance, Microsoft and Red Hat warne… Continue reading SWAPGS Attack — New Speculative Execution Flaw Affects All Modern Intel CPUs
New Attack Lets Android Apps Capture Loudspeaker Data Without Any Permission
Earlier this month, The Hacker News covered a story on research revealing how over 1300 Android apps are collecting sensitive data even when users have explicitly denied the required permissions.
The research was primarily focused on how app developer… Continue reading New Attack Lets Android Apps Capture Loudspeaker Data Without Any Permission