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5 papers

cs.CR2025

Time will Tell: Large-scale De-anonymization of Hidden I2P Services via Live Behavior Alignment (Extended Version)

Hongze Wang, Zhen Ling, Xiangyu Xu +4

I2P (Invisible Internet Project) is a popular anonymous communication network. While existing de-anonymization methods for I2P focus on identifying potential traffic patterns of ta…

cs.CR2025

Time Tells All: Deanonymization of Blockchain RPC Users with Zero Transaction Fee (Extended Version)

Shan Wang, Ming Yang, Yu Liu +5

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services have become a primary gateway for users to access public blockchains. While they offer significant convenience, RPC services also introduce cri…

cs.CR2025

The Cost of Performance: Breaking ThreadX with Kernel Object Masquerading Attacks

Xinhui Shao, Zhen Ling, Yue Zhang +6

Microcontroller-based IoT devices often use embedded real-time operating systems (RTOSs). Vulnerabilities in these embedded RTOSs can lead to compromises of those IoT devices. Desp…

cs.CR2025

TORCHLIGHT: Shedding LIGHT on Real-World Attacks on Cloudless IoT Devices Concealed within the Tor Network

Yumingzhi Pan, Zhen Ling, Yue Zhang +4

The rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) landscape is shifting toward cloudless architectures, removing reliance on centralized cloud services but exposing devices directly t…

cs.CR2025

A Unified View of IoT And CPS Security and Privacy

Lan Luo, Christopher Morales-Gonzalez, Shan Wang +2

The concepts of Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) are closely related to each other. IoT is often used to refer to small interconnected devices like those i…