2 verified briefings on Side Channel Attack. Each story includes a plain-English summary, why it matters, and the concrete action engineering teams should take.
A new technique called FROST allows websites to monitor user activity by measuring tiny delays in solid-state drive (SSD) performance. This browser-based attack can track other open websites and applications, creating a significant privacy risk by using standard web APIs without special permissions.
A new side-channel attack called FROST allows websites to track users across different sites without cookies. It exploits modern browser APIs to measure subtle interactions with a computer's solid-state drive (SSD), creating a unique fingerprint to identify visitors and monitor their browsing activity.