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Technology Global Anti-Piracy Operation Seizes Thousands of Websites Streaming World Cup Matches Illegally
The US Department of Justice announced that nearly 3,000 websites were blocked or seized for illegally streaming World Cup matches. Over 1,000 domains were shut down in the US and a similar number in Colombia, with additional domains taken down across South America. The operations, named 'operation offsides' and 'operation red card', were overseen by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and supported by FIFA, media groups, and anti-piracy organizations.
New FROST Attack Spies on Websites and Apps Through SSD Timing
Researchers have discovered a new side-channel attack named FROST that uses JavaScript and OPFS to measure SSD contention, allowing websites to infer other sites and apps running on a device. The attack requires a large OPFS file and has limitations but poses a privacy risk. Enterprise users should be aware and limit browser tab usage.