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BitSquatting... ...or the infinite monkeys theorem...

Speaker:
Warren Kumari, Google LLC
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Main Room
Session:
Closing Plenary
Duration:
10 min
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Abstract

This is an update on "bitsquatting", a form of cybersquatting that exploits hardware bit-flip errors—often caused by cosmic rays or faulty components—during DNS requests. It explores how these random memory corruptions can inadvertently redirect legitimate network traffic to attacker-controlled domains that differ by only a single binary bit from the intended address. The briefing emphasizes the operational risks this vulnerability poses to security of the web, and the somewhat scary information leakage that occurs.

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Warren Kumari

Warren Kumari

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