http://discuss.i2p/viewtopic.php?p=394
However, all of these attacks require a scenario where the attacker can observe the (possibly encrypted) network traffic, e.g., through a person- in-the-middle (PITM) attack or sitting in physical proximity to monitor WiFi packets. In this paper, we present SnailLoad, a new side-channel attack where the victim loads an asset, e.g., a file or an image, from an attacker-controlled server, exploiting the victim’s network latency as a side channel tied to activities on the...