StegHash : New Method for Information Hiding in Open Social Networks

• Autorzy: Szczypiorski K.

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DOI

10.1515/eletel-2016-0048

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this paper a new method for information hiding in open social networks is introduced. The method, called StegHash, is based on the use of hashtags in various open social networks to connect multimedia files (like images, movies, songs) with embedded hidden messages. The evaluation of the system was performed on two social media services (Twitter and Instagram) with a simple environment as a proof of concept. The experiments proved that the initial idea was correct, thus the proposed system could create a completely new area of threats in social networks.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

information hiding; open social networks; hashtag; StegHash

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Electronics and Telecommunication
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 62, No. 4
• Strony: 347--352
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., il., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Szczypiorski K.

• Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland; Cryptomage SA, Wrocław, Poland

Bibliografia

• [1] K. Szczypiorski, “StegIbiza: a New Method for Information Hiding in Club Music”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Signal Processing (ICFSP 2016), Warsaw, Poland, 15-17 October 2016, pp. 20-24.
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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.