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Chrome extension thwarts user profiling based on typing behavior

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But there is another type of biometrics that can be used to authenticate users – behavioral biometrics (“something you do”: speaking, typing, etc.).

The latter – information about how a user types on a keyboard – is particularly problematic if he or she wants to maintain their privacy online, as there are likely many websites that record these patterns and use (or might use them in the future) to identify users with a very high degree of certainty.

Source: Chrome extension thwarts user profiling based on typing behavior

So, he challenged infosec consultant Paul Moore to come up with a working solution to thwart this type of behavioral profiling.

The result is a Chrome extension called Keyboard Privacy, which prevents profiling of users by the way they type by randomizing the rate at which characters reach the DOM.

Apache plugin turns legit sites into bank-attack platforms

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Bureau didn’t say how the site running the plugin was hacked. Many legitimate websites used in malware attacks are commandeered after administrator credentials are compromised. He said the malicious Apache plugin is separate from a Linux rootkit discovered last month that also injects malicious content into otherwise legitimate webpages.

via Apache plugin turns legit sites into bank-attack platforms | Ars Technica.