Serious Security: Apple Safari leaks private data via database API – what you need to know

There’s a tiny data leakage bug in the WebKit browser engine… but it could act as a “supercookie” identifier for your browsing
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There’s a tiny data leakage bug in the WebKit browser engine… but it could act as a “supercookie” identifier for your browsing
You know you want one, because this retro phone is NOT A TOY… except when it comes to cybersecurity.
Be aware before you share! That’s a good rule for developers and techies, just as much as it is for social media addicts.
by Paul Ducklin Researchers in Germany say they reported what they consider to be an AirDrop privacy hole to Apple in 2019, but never heard back. So, they went away and worked on what they consider an improved version, dubbed Privacy Drop, and recently announced it to the world. Does . . . Read more
by Paul Ducklin Remember Rowhammer? Well, it’s back, and this time it’s called SMASH. Rowhammering is a reliability problem that besets many computer memory chips, notably including the sort of RAM in your laptop or mobile phone. Simply put, rowhammering means that if you read the same memory adddresses over . . . Read more
by Paul Ducklin Keybase, owned by online meeting and teleconferencing behemoth Zoom, is a secure messaging and file sharing service that describes itself as providing “end-to-end encryption for things that matter.” End-to-end encryption is pretty much what it says: encryption that starts on your computer, typically inside an individual app . . . Read more
by Paul Ducklin It’s the fourth Thursday in November, so it’s not just a day for saying “Happy Thanksgiving” to our US readers… …but also a day for thinking about the cool new gadgets you have in mind for your Black Friday shopping spree tomorrow. (Is it just us, or . . . Read more
Cyberattackers could use the information to track users across devices, disable phone service, or intercept messages and phone calls. Multiple Android mobile apps found in Google Play, including Baidu Search Box and Baidu Maps, were found by researchers to be leaking data that could be used to track users – . . . Read more