Researchers have disclosed a new class of cross-platform side-channel attacks that exploit file-notification mechanisms in Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android to infer sensitive user and system activities. These attacks can expose details such as keystroke timing, application launches, website visits, USB usage, VPN activity, printing, and other behaviors, even when the attacker lacks administrative privileges. […]

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