09 June 2026 - 12:32
Category: IT Fail
FROST Attack Tracks Your Every Move
Some researchers found a way to track your apps using nothing but SSD timing, because privacy wasn't already dead enough. I am sure we will all just ignore this while our hardware tattles on us.
Source: The Hacker News
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Because clearly, we did not have enough to worry about, the FROST attack now lets websites snoop on your activity using simple SSD timing. It is truly heart-warming to know your own hardware is snitching on your browsing habits to any passing script. To mitigate this nonsense, we are left hoping that browser vendors eventually block these timing side-channels, though waiting for a real solution is surely a futile exercise. Why bother with secure design when we can just have another security headache to manage?