Home Computing News A new attack called FROST lets malicious websites spy on your open tabs and apps by tracking your SSD activity. Bdavid32/Shutterstock Your browsing habits may not be as private as you think , even with all the right precautions in place. According to Ars Technica , security researchers have uncovered a new attack technique that lets a malicious website figure out which other sites and apps you have open. You do not need to click anything, download anything, or grant any permission; just visiting the page is enough. How can websites spy on your browsing activity through hard drive? The technique is called FROST, short for Fingerprinting Remotely using OPFS-based SSD Timing. Every website and app you use generates its own unique pattern of activity on your SSD, the storage drive inside your computer . FROST exploits a browser feature called the Origin Private File System, or OPFS, which quietly lets websites store files on your local drive without asking permission first.…