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Backdoor attacks have been considered a severe security threat to deep learning. Such attacks can make models perform abnormally on inputs with predefined triggers and still retain state-of-the-art performance on clean data. While backdoor…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-01-27 Yi Zeng , Won Park , Z. Morley Mao , Ruoxi Jia

In this paper, we describe how the electronic rolling shutter in CMOS image sensors can be exploited using a bright, modulated light source (e.g., an inexpensive, off-the-shelf laser), to inject fine-grained image disruptions. We…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-12-02 Sebastian Köhler , Giulio Lovisotto , Simon Birnbach , Richard Baker , Ivan Martinovic

Smart devices, such as light bulbs, TVs, fridges, etc., equipped with computing capabilities and wireless communication, are part of everyday life in many households. Previous work has already shown that a passive eavesdropper can derive…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Arne Roszeitis , Bartosz Burgiel , Victor Jüttner , Erik Buchmann

This article discusses opportunities and challenges of physical layer security integration in massive multiple-input multiple-output (MaMIMO) systems. Specifically, we first show that MaMIMO itself is robust against passive eavesdropping…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Dzevdan Kapetanovic , Gan Zheng , Fredrik Rusek

Privacy and security in Smart Cities remain at constant risk due to the vulnerabilities introduced by Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The limited computational resources of these devices make them especially susceptible to attacks, while…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-03 Andrés F. Betancur-López

The rise of smartphones has led to a significant increase in the usage of mobile payments. Mobile payments allow individuals to access financial resources and make transactions through their mobile devices while on the go. However, the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-04-20 Hosam Alamleh , Ali Abdullah S. AlQahtani , Baker Al Smadi

The vulnerability of 5G networks to jamming attacks has emerged as a significant concern. This paper contributes in two primary aspects. Firstly, it investigates the effect of a multi-jammer on 5G cell metrics, specifically throughput and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-31 Ghazal Asemian , Michel Kulhandjian , Mohammadreza Amini , Burak Kantarci , Claude D'Amours , Melike Erol-Kantarci

Bluetooth is a pervasive wireless communication technology used by billions of devices for short-range connectivity. The security of Bluetooth relies on the pairing process, where devices establish shared long-term keys for secure…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-04 Keiichiro Kimura , Hiroki Kuzuno , Yoshiaki Shiraishi , Masakatu Morii

Adversaries with physical access to a target platform can perform cold boot or DMA attacks to extract sensitive data from the RAM. In response, several main-memory encryption schemes have been proposed to prevent such attacks. Also hardware…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-12-13 Robert Buhren , Shay Gueron , Jan Nordholz , Jean-Pierre Seifert , Julian Vetter

SIM tracing -- the ability to inspect, modify, and relay communication between a SIM card and modem -- has become a significant technique in cellular network research. It enables essential security- and development-related applications such…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-27 Gabriel K. Gegenhuber , Philipp É. Frenzel , Adrian Dabrowski

Side-channel attacks on mobile devices have gained increasing attention since their introduction in 2007. While traditional side-channel attacks, such as power analysis attacks and electromagnetic analysis attacks, required physical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-12-08 Raphael Spreitzer , Veelasha Moonsamy , Thomas Korak , Stefan Mangard

This report explains recent developments in relay attacks on contactless smartcards and secure elements. It further reveals how these relay attacks can be applied to the Google Wallet. Finally, it gives an overview of the components and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2013-03-26 Michael Roland

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that employs basic identifier of an object embedded in a chip, transmitted via radio wave, for identification. An RFID Card responds to query or interrogation irrespective of "Who" holds…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2012-10-23 Ikuesan R. Adeyemi , Norafida Bt Ithnin

With the accelerated adoption of end-to-end encryption, there is an opportunity to re-architect security and anti-abuse primitives in a manner that preserves new privacy expectations. In this paper, we consider two novel protocols for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-04-07 Kurt Thomas , Sarah Meiklejohn , Michael A. Specter , Xiang Wang , Xavier Llorà , Stephan Somogyi , David Kleidermacher

Electronic locks can provide security- and convenience-enhancing features, with fingerprint readers an increasingly common feature in these products. When equipped with a wireless radio, they become a smart lock and join the billions of IoT…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-10-11 Steve Kerrison

When users leave their mobile devices unattended, or let others use them momentarily, they are susceptible to privacy breaches. Existing technological defenses, such as unlock authentication or account switching, have proven to be…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-08-30 Tiago Guerreiro , Ana Pires , Luís Carriço

Phishing with Quick Response (QR) codes is termed as Quishing. The attackers exploit this method to manipulate individuals into revealing their confidential data. Recently, we see the colorful and fancy representations of QR codes, the 2D…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Muhammad Wahid Akram , Keshav Sood , Muneeb Ul Hassan , Dhananjay Thiruvady

Blockchain platforms and smart contracts are vulnerable to security breaches. Security breaches of smart contracts have led to huge financial losses in terms of cryptocurrencies and tokens. In this paper, we present a systematic survey of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-16 S. Vani , M. Doshi , A. Nanavati , A. Kundu

We describe challenges in the risk management of smart card based electronic cash industry and describe a method to evaluate the effectiveness of distributed intelligence on the smart card. More specifically, we discuss the evaluation of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2013-01-30 Kazuo J. Ezawa , Greg Napiorkowski , Mariusz Kossarski

Over the past decade, smartphones have become the point of convergence for many applications and services. There is a growing trend in which traditional smart-card based services like banking, transport and access control are being…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-05-03 Iakovos Gurulian , Carlton Shepherd , Konstantinos Markantonakis , Raja Naeem Akram , Keith Mayes