Pixel Perfect Timing Attacks with HTML5

Explore cutting-edge techniques for JavaScript-based timing attacks to extract sensitive data from web browsers in this 52-minute Black Hat USA 2013 conference talk. Delve into the unexpected security and privacy threats arising from subtle interactions between new HTML5 browser features. Discover cross-browser vulnerabilities affecting Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox that can compromise browsing history and logged-in website data. Examine the challenges of fixing these vulnerabilities and learn about innovative concepts such as CSS history sniffing, requestAnimation Frame, SVG filter effects, and pixel-perfect OCR. Gain insights into browser black boxes, page request timing, and the complexities of addressing timing attacks in modern web browsers.