CrossTalk Attack
A CrossTalk attack is a kind of cyber attack that happens when different computer programs or devices are able to communicate with each other in an unexpected way. Imagine you have two friends who speak different languages and you’re translating for them. If one of them tries to trick the other by telling you to say something different than what they actually said, that’s kind of like a CrossTalk attack.
For example, imagine you have an online shop that sells clothing. Your website has a shopping cart feature that stores what items your customers want to buy. But if another program on your website that handles ads or analytics is able to trick the shopping cart program into doing something it shouldn’t, like adding extra items or stealing customer information, that’s a CrossTalk attack. It’s a way for hackers to take advantage of the fact that different programs on a computer or website are able to talk to each other, even if that communication isn’t supposed to happen.
The best way to prevent CrossTalk attacks is to make sure that different programs on your computer or website are securely separated and can’t communicate in unexpected ways. That means keeping your software and antivirus up to date, carefully monitoring your website for unusual behavior, and making sure any third-party services you use for ads or analytics are trustworthy and properly secured.