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Block-A-Mole: The Sustainability Frontier of Moving-Target Censorship Resistance
Anindya Maiti
Internet censorship affects over four billion people, and deployed circumvention systems share a common weakness: their endpoints are fixed and discoverable, so a patient censor ca…
Prompt and Circumstances: Evaluating the Efficacy of Human Prompt Inference in AI-Generated Art
Khoi Trinh, Scott Seidenberger, Joseph Spracklen +4
The emerging field of AI-generated art has witnessed the rise of prompt marketplaces, where creators can purchase, sell, or share prompts to generate unique artworks. These marketp…
NinjaDoH: A Censorship-Resistant Moving Target DoH Server Using Hyperscalers and IPNS
Scott Seidenberger, Marc Beret, Raveen Wijewickrama +2
We introduce NinjaDoH, a novel DNS over HTTPS (DoH) protocol that leverages the InterPlanetary Name System (IPNS), along with public cloud infrastructure, to create a censorship-re…
OverHear: Headphone based Multi-sensor Keystroke Inference
Raveen Wijewickrama, Maryam Abbasihafshejani, Anindya Maiti +1
Headphones, traditionally limited to audio playback, have evolved to integrate sensors like high-definition microphones and accelerometers. While these advancements enhance user ex…
Stake Your Claim: Zero-Trust Validator Deployment Leveraging NFTs and Smart Contracts in Proof-of-Stake Networks
Scott Seidenberger, Alec Sokol, Anindya Maiti
We present a novel method for a multi-party, zero-trust validator infrastructure deployment arrangement via smart contracts to secure Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains. The proposed…
Exploiting Out-of-band Motion Sensor Data to De-anonymize Virtual Reality Users
Mohd Sabra, Nisha Vinayaga Sureshkanth, Ari Sharma +2
Virtual Reality (VR) is an exciting new consumer technology which offers an immersive audio-visual experience to users through which they can navigate and interact with a digitally…
Zoom on the Keystrokes: Exploiting Video Calls for Keystroke Inference Attacks
Mohd Sabra, Anindya Maiti, Murtuza Jadliwala
Due to recent world events, video calls have become the new norm for both personal and professional remote communication. However, if a participant in a video call is not careful,…
Security and Privacy Challenges in Upcoming Intelligent Urban Micromobility Transportation Systems
Nisha Vinayaga-Sureshkanth, Raveen Wijewickrama, Anindya Maiti +1
Micromobility vehicles are gaining popularity due to their portable nature, and their ability to serve short distance urban commutes better than traditional modes of transportation…
Light Ears: Information Leakage via Smart Lights
Anindya Maiti, Murtuza Jadliwala
Modern Internet-enabled smart lights promise energy efficiency and many additional capabilities over traditional lamps. However, these connected lights create a new attack surface,…
Side-Channel Inference Attacks on Mobile Keypads using Smartwatches
Anindya Maiti, Murtuza Jadliwala, Jibo He +1
Smartwatches enable many novel applications and are fast gaining popularity. However, the presence of a diverse set of on-board sensors provides an additional attack surface to mal…
Towards Inferring Mechanical Lock Combinations using Wrist-Wearables as a Side-Channel
Anindya Maiti, Ryan Heard, Mohd Sabra +1
Wrist-wearables such as smartwatches and fitness bands are equipped with a variety of high-precision sensors that support novel contextual and activity-based applications. The pres…