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A security researcher disclosed details of an Apple Safari web browser security hole that could leak files with other browsers and applications and open the door to exploitation by attackers. The disclosure came only after Apple said it would delay patching the vulnerability for nearly a year.
A researcher has disclosed the details of an unpatched vulnerability in Apple's Safari web browser that can be exploited to steal files from a targeted user's system. The vulnerability is related to the Web Share API, which allows users to share links from Safari through third-party apps.
If Safari isn't your default Mac web browser, it should be when Apple releases macOS Big Sur. With macOS Big Sur improvements on the way, there's no doubt that Safari can handle responsibility.
During the pre-taped keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the company promised to pump up data protection even more with gobs of new features in its upcoming iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and Safari releases. The big ones include the option for users to decline apps' ad tracking.
Independent security researcher Ryan Pickren has revealed how a malicious website could hack Apple's Safari browser on iOS and macOS to spy on the user through the computer's camera without prompting for permission. Apple fixed the issues with Safari 13.1, crediting Pickren for three bug reports in the patch release notes.
To exploit the flaws in a real-world attack, all an attacker would need to do is convince a victim to click one malicious link. Security researcher Ryan Pickren has revealed details on seven flaws in Safari, including three that could be used in a kill chain to access victims' webcams.
"The long wait is over," Apple WebKit engineer John Wilander announced on Tuesday: the latest update to the Safari browser is blocking third-party cookies by default for all users. We've added so many restrictions to ITP since its initial release in 2017 that we are now at a place where most third-party cookies are already blocked in Safari.
Apple this week announced that third-party cookies are now blocked by default in Safari on macOS, iOS and iPadOS. The feature represents the latest enhancement the Cupertino-based company brought to its Intelligent Tracking Prevention and is meant to improve the privacy of its users by removing previously accepted exceptions. Due to continuous improvements made to ITP, most third-party cookies were already blocked in Safari, but other browser makers are also moving toward blocking cookies by default, and Apple decided to make the final step before others.
Apple has released a slew of patches across its iOS and macOS operating systems, Safari browser, watchOS, tvOS and iTunes. Of the CVEs disclosed, 30 affected Apple's iOS, 11 impacted Safari and 27 affected macOS. Users for their part are urged to update to iOS 13.4, Safari 13.1 and macOS Catalina 10.15.3.
Apple has released an update to its Safari browser that blocks third-party cookies, following an announcement by Google that it would do the same for its Chrome browser. Through the release of Safari 13.1 on Tuesday, alongside some changes to Apple's Intelligent Tracking Prevention in iOS and iPadOS 13.4, the company now blocks all third-party cookies by default in its browser, according to a blog post by the engineer behind Apple's WebKit, John Wilander.