#usenix-security on Hacker News

3 stories tagged usenix-security, newest first.

Screenshot of usenix.org: Eye of Sauron: Long-Range Hidden Spy Camera Detection (2024)

Eye of Sauron: Long-Range Hidden Spy Camera Detection (2024)(usenix.org)

322 points by ortusdux 18 days ago | 76 comments

USENIX Security 2024 paper page presenting ESauron, a system that detects and locates hidden spy cameras via EM radiation emitted by their inbuilt memory.

spy-camera-detection electromagnetic-radiation side-channel usenix-security

Screenshot of blog.cryptographyengineering.com: Going Dark, and the era of law enforcement hacking

Going Dark, and the era of law enforcement hacking (blog.cryptographyengineering.com)

438 points by vslira 2 months ago | 232 comments

Matthew Green blog post reflecting on Usenix Security and how AI may affect encryption, the 'going dark' debate, and law enforcement hacking.

going-dark encryption law-enforcement-hacking usenix-security

Screenshot of nroottag.github.io: Turning a Bluetooth device into an Apple AirTag without root privileges

Turning a Bluetooth device into an Apple AirTag without root privileges (nroottag.github.io)

462 points by layer8 1 year ago | 78 comments

Project page for a USENIX Security 2025 paper from George Mason University showing how a Bluetooth device can be turned into an Apple AirTag-like tracker without root privileges.

apple-find-my airtag bluetooth location-tracking

#usenix-security on Hacker News

Eye of Sauron: Long-Range Hidden Spy Camera Detection (2024)(usenix.org)

Going Dark, and the era of law enforcement hacking(blog.cryptographyengineering.com)

Turning a Bluetooth device into an Apple AirTag without root privileges(nroottag.github.io)

Going Dark, and the era of law enforcement hacking (blog.cryptographyengineering.com)

Turning a Bluetooth device into an Apple AirTag without root privileges (nroottag.github.io)