Latest WebKit news

Apple fixes first zero-day bug exploited in attacks this year

Apple released security updates to address this year's first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks that could impact iPhones, Macs, and Apple TVs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 22, 2024
- 02:20 PM
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Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days in emergency updates

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks and impacting iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, reaching 20 zero-days patched since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 30, 2023
- 02:42 PM
- 0
Apple re-releases zero-day patch after fixing browsing issue

Apple fixed and re-released emergency security updates addressing a WebKit zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The initial patches had to be withdrawn on Monday due to browsing issues on certain websites.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 12, 2023
- 05:27 PM
- 0
Apple confirms WebKit security updates break browsing on some sites

Apple confirmed today that emergency security updates released on Monday to address a zero-day bug exploited in attacks break browsing on some websites, and new ones will be released soon to address this known issue.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 11, 2023
- 11:42 AM
- 0
Apple fixes three new zero-days exploited to hack iPhones, Macs

Apple has addressed three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks to hack into iPhones, Macs, and iPads.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 18, 2023
- 03:34 PM
- 0
Apple security update fixes new iOS zero-day used to hack iPhones

In security updates released today, Apple has fixed the tenth zero-day vulnerability since the start of the year, with this latest one actively used in attacks against iPhones.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 13, 2022
- 03:48 PM
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Apple backports fix for actively exploited iOS zero-day to older iPhones

Apple has released new security updates to backport patches released earlier this month to older iPhones and iPads addressing a remotely exploitable WebKit zero-day that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on unpatched devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 31, 2022
- 03:16 PM
- 0
Safari bug leaks your Google account info, browsing history

There's a problem with the implementation of the IndexedDB API in Safari's WebKit engine, which could result in leaking browsing histories and even user identities to anyone exploiting the flaw.
- Bill Toulas
- January 17, 2022
- 08:47 AM
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Apple fixes ninth zero-day bug exploited in the wild this year

Apple has fixed two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that "may have been actively exploited" to hack into older iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 15, 2021
- 06:39 AM
- 0
Malvertisers exploited browser zero-day to redirect users to scams

The ScamClub malvertising group used a zero-day vulnerability in the WebKit web browser engine to push payloads that redirected to gift card scams.
- Ionut Ilascu
- February 16, 2021
- 09:39 AM
- 0
Apple Plans to Block All Covert, Cross-Site Tracking in Safari

Apple published the WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy, outlining the types of tracking practices being blocked by the Safari web browser to provide users with an Internet ecosystem focused on privacy.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 15, 2019
- 01:31 PM
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