The paper empirically compares the security and privacy implementation characteristics of major Android messaging apps (Meta Messenger, Signal, and Telegram) using static and dynamic analysis, finding…

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the security vulnerabilities and privacy challenges inherent in the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture for the 6G era, systematically categori…

This paper demonstrates a non-disruptive, sidecar-based integration of NIST-standardized Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) into an open-source 5G core, showing that while it introduces a predictable lat…

This paper analyzes the security vulnerabilities of emerging pay-for-use Wi-Fi hotspots in rural areas, demonstrating practical attacks like connection hijacking and rogue hotspots.

This paper evaluates the security of industrial control systems (ICS) transitioning to 5G communication, finding that while optimal conditions allow for resilience, degraded channel conditions signifi…

This paper presents a comprehensive survey of security and privacy in AI-native 6G networks from a cross-layer perspective, developing a threat taxonomy, analyzing representative threats, and identify…

This paper argues for a new approach to designing sixth-generation mobile networks, prioritizing control, customer outcomes, business guarantees, software-driven operations, and technology.

This paper proposes an architecture for privacy-preserving intent fulfilment and assurance in 6G networks using a coordinator and aggregate PM counters.

This paper presents a portable, battery-powered RF capture system using a HackRF One SDR, Raspberry Pi 5, GNSS receiver, and high-speed storage for recording geotagged IQ data in real-world environmen…

The paper investigates undetectable command and control (C2) channels within 5G core networks, demonstrating how compromised components can enable sophisticated attacks against subscriber security and…

The paper proposes StormShield, a fingerprint-based detection and mitigation technique implemented as an xApp on an O-RAN RIC, which effectively prevents gNB resource exhaustion caused by RRC signalin…

This paper proposes a mechanical auditing approach for verifying AI functions in wireless networks using machine-verifiable specifications.

This paper experimentally demonstrates the high detection performance of machine learning-based intrusion detection systems for identifying cyberattacks targeting OPC UA applications running over priv…

This paper provides a comprehensive, system-level taxonomy for designing quantum-resistant network architectures, moving beyond simple protocol substitutions to address key distribution and management…

The authors reverse-engineered and fuzz-tested the undocumented Apple Remote Invocation (ARI) interface, revealing a significant, untested Remote Code Execution (RCE) attack surface on iOS.

Ember is a serverless, peer-to-peer messaging system that provides end-to-end encrypted communication over a decentralized IPv6 mesh network while enforcing strict data minimization.

This paper evaluates user-perceived performance and QoE of wireless networks at Notre Dame Stadium during football games using commercial smartphones for web browsing, WhatsApp messaging, and Instagra…

This paper proposes a new communication framework, TokCom, for 6G wireless networks where tokens from large language models become the fundamental entities for information exchange.

Researchers present DoSQ, a protocol-aware attack that decodes Downlink Control Information (DCI) to degrade Application layer service quality in 5G NR systems, achieving up to 50% Goodput reduction a…