Safari bug could reveal your browsing history on Mac
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| Reports: A serious vulnerability has been discovered in the Safari browser |
FingerprintJS notes that Apple device users are vulnerable to a major browser privacy flaw. An exploit has been detected that allows attackers to get your recent browser history, and even some Google account information, from Safari 15 across all supported platforms as well as third-party browsers on iOS 15 and iPadOS 15.
According to Engadget, the bug only affects database names rather than the content itself. However, this will still be enough for the malicious site owner to get your Google username and find out your profile picture and learn more about you. The history can also be used to compile a rudimentary profile of the sites you like. FingerprintJS said private browsing will not eliminate this exploit.
FingerprintJS noted that the issue was reported on November 28, however, Apple has yet to address it with security patches that respect the same-origin policy. Until then, the only solution may be to either use a third-party browser on Macs or block all JavaScript, neither of which is necessarily an option.
Privacy issues remain in Safari browser compared to other browsers, but Apple has not yet commented on the matter.
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