Telltale SSD activity can be measured in the browser using simple JavaScript.

Telltale SSD activity can be measured in the browser using simple JavaScript.

Telltale SSD activity can be measured in the browser using simple JavaScript.

Link to: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/websites-have-a-new-way-to-spy-on-visitors-analyzing-their-ssd-activity/

Una nuova tecnica di fingerprinting usa l'attività SSD via browser per identificare gli utenti senza cookie.

Un gruppo della Graz University of Technology dimostra come una pagina web possa dedurre siti aperti in altre schede e applicazioni in uso misurando da JavaScript i tempi di…

The technique correctly identified visited websites with roughly 89% accuracy and running applications with roughly 96% accuracy on a test Mac

The method, known as FROST – short for "fingerprinting remotely using OPFS-based SSD timing" – focuses on how different processes compete for storage access. That competition…

IT-Forscher haben mit „FROST“ einen Seitenkanalangriff demonstriert, bei dem Browser über SSD-Zugriffszeiten Informationen über das Nutzerverhalten ausspähen.