When the Abyss Looks Back: Unveiling Evolving Dark Patterns in Cookie Consent Banners

To comply with data protection regulations such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act CCPA, websites widely deploy cookie consent banners to collect users' privacy preferences. In practice, however, these interfaces often embed dark patterns tha...

Okara: Detection and Attribution of TLS Man-In-The-Middle Vulnerabilities in Android Apps with Foundation Models

Transport Layer Security TLS is fundamental to secure online communication, yet vulnerabilities in certificate validation that enable Man-in-the-Middle MitM attacks remain a pervasive threat in Android apps. Existing detection tools are hampered by low-coverage UI interaction, costly...