Web archiving plays an important role in fact-checking disinformation posts on social media. However, as this article explains, this is made difficult by anti-scraping measures taken by social media companies. #webarchivewednesday phys.org/news/2023-02-m…

I'm thrilled to share that I successfully defended my MS thesis on "Supporting Account-based Queries for Archived Instagram Posts". Check out this thread for a summary. Big thanks to my committee: Drs. Michele Weigle, Michael L. Nelson, & Faryaneh Poursardar! WS-DL Group, ODU CS ODU Computer Science #WebArchiveWednesday

Great to see Caleb Caleb Bradford from our very first NSF REU cohort ODU CS REU graduate from ODU Computer Science with a BS in Computer Science. Congratulations!!!! and Caleb is continuing his MS degree at the WS-DL Group, ODU CS group Old Dominion University. I was there as a Lead Marshal for the ODU College of Sciences commencement.

#cs533f23 An interesting article about a serious vulnerability in the Skype mobile app.

#cs533f23 An article about how the HTML5 Full Screen API can be used to execute tech scam attacks.

#cs533f23 An interesting article about a poorly designed feature in the NYC subway payment system that allowed for tracking someone's movement on the subway through their credit card information.

#cs533f23 A thread showcasing malware spread through package managers like NPM and PyPI.

#cs533f23 An interesting article about an HDMI adapter that requires you to download an app that installs tracking cookies and collects sensor data.

#cs533f23 A short blog post about a vulnerability in Cisco's Emergency Responder. It allows for root access through static credentials that cannot be changed or removed. Apparently this isn't the first time Cisco has had a vulnerability like this.

#cs533f23 An article from 404 Media about yet another privacy issue with the New York subway's contactless payment system.

#cs533f23 A phishing site meant to masquerade as the download page for a popular password manager was actively sponsored by Google, above the official site.

#cs533f23 An interesting thread/article about how AI models like ChatGPT could be used to increase the efficacy of phishing attacks.

#cs533f23 Extremely relevant to last week's lecture about authentication. Several DNA testing and genealogy companies are in the process of mandating two-factor authentication to access accounts following the theft of over one million account records from 23andme.

#cs533f23 The Nothing phone company will soon allow for iMessage functionality on their Android based phones. The only catch? You need to trust Nothing with your Apple ID credentials to enable it. Is the blue chat bubble worth the risk?

#cs533f23 A team of researchers at Google was able to prod ChatGPT in such a way that got it to output raw training data, including identifiable information like phone numbers and email addresses scraped from the Web.

#cs533f23 An interesting article about yet another avenue for personal data collection: the cars we drive everyday. Modern vehicles have the potential to collect data from a user's smartphones through Bluetooth, as well as biometric data like the rate at which they blink.