Collaborate Disseminate
A tricky downloader has hit the scene in a series of campaigns targeting restaurants, hotels and telecommunications companies. Continue reading AdvisorsBot Downloader Emerges in Raft of Malware Campaigns
What tool or software should I look for to find out what “fingerprinting” data
a website is tracking?
Like, I want to know, if website looks for a cache and/or fonts installed in system, or Canval, WebGL methods. There was… Continue reading Is there a way to find out what information website queries about us?
I have wondered whether disabling WebGL will make me more or less unique, I fiddled around with https://panopticlick.eff.org/ to see what would happen.
If I keep it enabled I am 1/205.66, with me being 1/465611.25 browsers v… Continue reading Will disabling WebGL make me more or less unique on the internet?
Don’t expect tracking methods such as browser fingerprinting to disappear anytime soon, even with GDPR, warns the EFF. Continue reading Sneaky Web Tracking Technique Under Heavy Scrutiny by GDPR
Just wondering how this one affects the privacy and security because it breaks a lot of sites displaying images for example.
Continue reading What is ScriptSafe’s "Client Rectangles" and what information does it leak?
I’m trying to find out which techniques, languages or plugins are being used by websites to extract information about a users platform, such as OS or CPU type. After researching, I realised that there are maybe two ways:
Fr… Continue reading How does websites know my OS, CPU, screen resolution, etc? [on hold]
Is multi-factor authentication a privacy risk? Does it make tracking/fingerprinting easier?
It was seem so because whoever is accepting the OTP could track and record every OTP request and metadata like time, location, etc.,… Continue reading Does multi-factor authentication make tracking/fingerprinting easier?
Fingerprinting text is really very nifty; the ability to encode hidden data within a string of characters opens up a large number of opportunities. For example, someone within your team is leaking confidential information but you don’t know who. Simply send each team member some classified text with their name encoded in it. Wait for it to be leaked, then extract the name from the text — the classic canary trap.
Here’s a method that hides data in text using zero-width characters. Unlike various other ways of text fingerprinting, zero width characters are not removed if the formatting is stripped, …read more
Continue reading Hide Secret Messages In Plain Sight With Zero-Width Characters
I wanted to sign in Telegram on my iPod Touch running iOS 11 with another account.
I deleted the app and install it again. On the sign up screen Telegram filled the phone number field with the number I was using 5 minutes be… Continue reading How can Telegram find my phone number on iOS 11 after uninstall?
What I’m trying to achieve is a confirmation of transaction (not payment) with a fingerprint sensor. Pretty much like Google does in its Play store:
Chose a product, click pay
Approve your choice with a fingerprint scan
W… Continue reading How reliable is using Fingerprint sensor (iPhone/Android) for identity approval?