File Notification Attacks Let Hackers Track Keystrokes and Website Visits on Linux, Windows and macOS
Researchers showed file-notification APIs can leak keystrokes and website visits on Linux, Windows, and macOS.
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Other users can watch your browsing and time your keystrokes through OS file notifications
Graz researchers showed local accounts can infer browsing and keystroke timing through OS file notifications.
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File Notification Attacks: Side-Channel Leakage from the File-Notification System on Linux, Android, Windows, and macOS
CCS paper shows Linux, Android, Windows, and macOS file notifications leak activity without revealing file contents.
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