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| Source |  AlienVault Lab Blog |
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| Identifiant | 8434556 |
| Date de publication | 2024-01-04 11:00:00 (vue: 2024-01-04 18:09:07) |
| Titre | VR et AR: risques de sécurité potentiels à préparer VR and AR: Potential security risks to be prepared for |
| Texte | The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies capture everyone’s imagination with use cases and an unlimited potential for future implementations. While these concepts have been around for decades, they continue to be buzzwords with a fascinating flavor of science fiction. The truth is that the VR and AR combination is close to mainstream adoption these days, with plenty of examples of successful projects creating ripples in ecommerce, entertainment, and many other industries. According to Statista, the global virtual reality and augmented reality market is worth $32.1 billion in 2023, and analysts predict it will exceed $58 billion by 2028. These appear to be conservative estimates, with another study forecasting growth up to a whopping $252 billion in the next four years. Whereas these technologies aren’t susceptible to major malicious exploitation at this point, their skyrocketing popularity might encourage threat actors to come up with viable attack vectors in the near future. This article highlights some of the current security and privacy concerns that stem from the rising adoption of VR and AR technologies. 1. Eye tracking Many people consider eye tracking in VR to be truly revolutionary. The logic of such a perspective is clear: this tech enhances the accuracy of virtual interaction and takes the user experience to a new level by helping interpret people’s emotions. It is also believed to give the security of VR systems a boost because eye scanning can refine biometric verification in the login workflows. As useful as it is, glance tracking could also expose users to hidden monitoring and other privacy risks. For example, VR game makers may be tempted to embed advertisements in their products, similar to how sponsored information is shown in mobile games. If this is the case, eye tracking would be a perfect instrument for advertisers to figure out which ads draw your attention and which ones you ignore. As per analysts’ findings, 95% of decisions to buy a product occur in the subconscious mind. By snooping on a user’s visual response, marketers may be able to derive conclusions regarding their preferences and dislikes. The flip side is that such a technology could potentially play into unscrupulous parties’ hands as a powerful surveillance instrument. 2. Blackmail and harassment Adult entertainment is one of the most popular areas of the virtual reality industry. According to a relevant study, the VR adult content market will see a staggering rise from $716 million in 2021 to $19 billion in 2026. Cybercriminals may try to cash in on this hype by engaging in what’s known as “sextortion”. The idea is to deceive users into thinking that the malefactors have some embarrassing evidence of their private pastimes and instruct them to send money in exchange for not disclosing this information. In some cases, the scammers may even include a valid password for one of the user’s web accounts so that the blackmail message appears true. Bear in mind that they obtained these authentication details from a large-scale data breach that occurred in the past. While these emails contain |
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