Safari Side-Channel Attack Enables Browser Theft

October 27, 2023 at 04:35PM Researchers have developed a side-channel exploit called “iLeakage” that affects Apple CPUs, allowing sophisticated attackers to extract sensitive information from browsers. The exploit takes advantage of speculative execution in Apple silicon CPUs and the Apple WebKit capabilities inside a browser. All recent iPhone, iPad, and MacBook models are affected, and … Read more

iLeakage: New Safari Exploit Impacts Apple iPhones and Macs with A and M-Series CPUs

October 26, 2023 at 02:06PM A group of academics has discovered a new side-channel attack called iLeakage that targets Apple’s A- and M-series CPUs on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices. By exploiting a weakness in Safari, sensitive information can be extracted. The attack could be used to retrieve Gmail inbox content and autofilled passwords from … Read more

iLeakage Attack Exploits Safari to Steal Sensitive Data From Macs, iPhones

October 26, 2023 at 12:21PM Researchers have discovered a new side-channel attack called iLeakage that exploits Safari to extract sensitive information from Macs and iPhones. The attack requires the user to be lured to a malicious website, which then automatically opens the targeted site. The researchers demonstrated how it can steal passwords, Instagram credentials, email … Read more

New iLeakage attack steals emails, passwords from Apple Safari

October 26, 2023 at 07:32AM Researchers have developed a new side-channel attack called iLeakage that can extract sensitive information from Safari on Apple devices. It bypasses standard side-channel protections and can retrieve data from Safari, Firefox, Tor, and Edge on iOS with near-perfect accuracy. The attack exploits speculative execution in Apple Silicon CPUs and requires … Read more