Security News

New iLeakage attack steals emails, passwords from Apple Safari
2023-10-26 11:26

Academic researchers created a new speculative side-channel attack they named iLeakage that works on all recent Apple devices and can extract sensitive information from the Safari web browser. [...]

Apple Rushes to Patch 3 New Zero-Day Flaws: iOS, macOS, Safari, and More Vulnerable
2023-09-22 02:11

Apple has released yet another round of security patches to address three actively exploited zero-day flaws impacting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari, taking the total tally of zero-day...

Apple Issues Urgent Patch for Zero-Day Flaw Targeting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari
2023-07-11 04:08

Apple has released Rapid Security Response updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. The WebKit bug, cataloged as CVE-2023-37450, could allow threat actors to achieve arbitrary code execution when processing specially crafted web content.

How to bypass CAPTCHAs online with Safari on iOS 16
2023-06-22 19:00

Tired of those annoying CAPTCHA images that leave you feeling like you're solving a puzzle just to log in online? Learn how to use Apple's "CAPTCHA killer" feature called Automatic Verification in iOS 16. CAPTCHAs can be quite annoying when you just want to try to create a new account or log in to a website.

Zero-Day Alert: Apple Releases Patches for Actively Exploited Flaws in iOS, macOS, and Safari
2023-06-22 06:56

Apple on Wednesday released a slew of updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari browser to address a set of flaws it said were actively exploited in the wild. The iPhone maker said it's aware that the two issues "May have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7," crediting Kaspersky researchers Georgy Kucherin, Leonid Bezvershenko, and Boris Larin for reporting them.

Apple's Safari Private Browsing Now Automatically Removes Tracking Parameters in URLs
2023-06-12 04:36

Apple is introducing major updates to Safari Private Browsing, offering users better protections against third-party trackers as they browse the web. "Advanced tracking and fingerprinting protections go even further to help prevent websites from using the latest techniques to track or identify a user's device," the iPhone maker said.

Apple Releases Updates to Address Zero-Day Flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari
2023-04-08 05:15

Apple on Friday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address a pair of zero-day flaws that are being exploited in the wild. Apple said it addressed CVE-2023-28205 with improved memory management and the second with better input validation, adding it's aware the bugs "May have been actively exploited."

Patch Now: Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari Under Attack with New Zero-Day Flaw
2023-02-14 04:44

Apple on Monday rolled out security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. It's not immediately clear as to how the vulnerability is being exploited in real-world attacks, but it's the second actively abused type confusion flaw in WebKit to be patched by Apple after CVE-2022-42856 in as many months, which was closed in December 2022.

Apple releases Safari 15.6.1 to fix zero-day bug used in attacks
2022-08-18 19:49

Apple has released Safari 15.6.1 for macOS Big Sur and Catalina to fix a zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild to hack Macs. "Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited," warns Apple in a security bulletin released today.

How refactoring code in Safari's WebKit resurrected 'zombie' security bug
2022-06-21 08:31

A security flaw in Apple's Safari web browser that was patched nine years ago was exploited in the wild again some months ago - a perfect example of a "Zombie" vulnerability. That's a bug that's been patched, but for whatever reason can be abused all over again on up-to-date systems and devices - or a bug closely related to a patched one.