Passwords can be stolen just by monitoring unintentional electromagnetic emanations from a computer’s power management unit. Georgia Tech researchers discovered this new side-channel attack that can be used to extract sensitive data even if the attacker is 10 feet away or separated by a wall.
A team made up of security researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has found a way to exploit Node.js applications by manipulating the hidden properties used to track internal program states, the group plans to announce at the virtual Black Hat USA security conference next week.
Everyone who has ever shared an apartment in college has experienced some form of this challenge: You move in with a group of three other people. You think you set proper boundaries and rules for the house, but everyone swears they’re laid back and not too worried about any of the others getting out of line. After a while, everyone settles in, and the next thing you know one roommate is taking a little too much advantage of your goodwill.