Explore a practical side-channel attack that identifies social web service accounts of website visitors in this 40-minute Black Hat conference talk. Discover how user anonymity can be compromised by leveraging information from social media profiles and user pages. Learn about the implications of this attack method, which can reveal a visitor's name and activities, effectively destroying online anonymity. Gain insights from speaker Takuya Watanabe on the technical aspects and potential impact of this social account identification technique.
Overview
Syllabus
I Block You Because I Love You: Social Account Identification Attack Against a Website Visitor
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