Side Channel Attack
Is your browser data really safe? This new type of attack uses machine learning to identify the websites you browse and the credentials you use to access those websites, such as usernames and passwords. As the attack's name implies, it does not directly target the communication channels between your browser and the remote server. Instead, it observes computer behavior, such as temperature changes, interrupts that occur in other processes, and the computer's timer values at fixed intervals while a certain website is being visited. Hackers use this data to determine the website being accessed by running machine learning algorithms on their already collected data. This type of attack is almost similar to a burglar who tries to break into a safe with a stethoscope. In a side channel attack, the hacker attempts to decode information by collecting device behavioral data in the same way a burglar tries to open a safe by guessing the number combination based on the sounds the safe make...
