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X-raying the arXiv: A Large-Scale Analysis of arXiv Submissions' Source Files
Giovanni Apruzzese, Aurore Fass
arXiv is the largest open-access repository for scientific literature. When submitting a paper, authors upload the manuscript's source files, from which the final PDF is compiled.…
It's not Easy: Applying Supervised Machine Learning to Detect Malicious Extensions in the Chrome Web Store
Ben Rosenzweig, Valentino Dalla Valle, Giovanni Apruzzese +1
Google Chrome is the most popular Web browser. Users can customize it with extensions that enhance their browsing experience. The most well-known marketplace of such extensions is…
SoK: On the Offensive Potential of AI
Saskia Laura Schröer, Giovanni Apruzzese, Soheil Human +13
Our society increasingly benefits from Artificial Intelligence (AI). Unfortunately, more and more evidence shows that AI is also used for offensive purposes. Prior works have revea…
What is in the Chrome Web Store? Investigating Security-Noteworthy Browser Extensions
Sheryl Hsu, Manda Tran, Aurore Fass
This paper is the first attempt at providing a holistic view of the Chrome Web Store (CWS). We leverage historical data provided by ChromeStats to study global trends in the CWS an…
COOKIEGUARD: Characterizing and Isolating the First-Party Cookie Jar
Pouneh Nikkhah Bahrami, Aurore Fass, Zubair Shafiq
As third-party cookies are being phased out or restricted by major browsers, first-party cookies are increasingly repurposed for tracking. Prior work has shown that third-party scr…
Cloud Watching: Understanding Attacks Against Cloud-Hosted Services
Liz Izhikevich, Manda Tran, Michalis Kallitsis +2
Cloud computing has dramatically changed service deployment patterns. In this work, we analyze how attackers identify and target cloud services in contrast to traditional enterpris…