FROST Attack Lets Websites Silently Identify Open Apps and Browsing via SSD Timing

Websites Can Now Spy on You Through Your Hard Drive

Thanks to the newly detailed FROST technique, telltale SSD activity can be measured in the browser using simple JavaScript.

FROST Attack Lets Websites Silently Identify Open Apps and Browsing via SSD Timing

Researchers at Graz University of Technology this week detailed a browser-based attack that identifies which websites and applications a visitor has opened by measuring solid-state drive (SSD) activity, requiring no […]