A recent study from Virginia Tech highlights critical security vulnerabilities in mixed-reality systems, particularly related to user collaboration through headsets. The research involved 20 participants, most of whom had minimal mixed-reality experience. It was found that many users were unaware of attacks, attributing issues to technical glitches instead. The researchers caution that malicious actors could manipulate virtual environments, leading to possible physical or psychological harm to users and bystanders during critical collaborative tasks.
Malicious entities could exploit vulnerabilities to disrupt critical collaborations, manipulating users' perception of the environment, and impairing their ability to coordinate, potentially resulting in physical or psychological harm to users and bystanders.
Many participants did not know they were being attacked; instead, they blamed technical glitches or latency issues for the problems they encountered.
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