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New FROST Attack Lets Websites Track What Sites and Apps You Open via SSD Timing

FROST uses JavaScript and OPFS SSD timing to identify websites at 88.95% F1, exposing cross-browser privacy leaks.

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A malicious website can infer which other sites a user visits and which applications they open by measuring the timing of the visitor’s solid‑state drive. The technique, dubbed FROST, operates solely with JavaScript and does not require native code, browser extensions, or any permission prompts. The attacker simply needs the user to load the page and keep the tab open, allowing the script to monitor SSD contention in the background.

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