FROST Side-Channel Attack Turns SSD Activity Into A New Browser Privacy Nightmare (opens in new tab)

Solid state drives, named as such for their lack of moving parts, are an essential part of the modern PC ecosystem, but no moving parts does not mean no security vulnerabilities. In fact, the specific manner in which SSDs function (electrical pulses across NAND flash, I/O throughput, etc) can be measured in a new contention side channel attack