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Apple releases macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3, macOS Catalina Security Update 2022-1

Apple on Wednesday released macOS Monterey 12.2, the second major update to its macOS Monterey operating system. ‌macOS Monterey‌ 12.2 is a bug fix update, and Apple’s release notes have no information other than generic bug fix information. We don’t yet have a full list of security updates, but we do know that ‌macOS Monterey‌ […]

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Apple thought to have fix for IndexedDB data leak by this week

It looks like the IndexedDB exploit that allows Safari 15 to leak your Google ID to third parties will soon be fixed. As of last week, Apple distributed Release Candidates of macOS Monterey 12.2 and iOS 15.3 to developers. The Safari data leak is one of the security issues included in the new OS builds. Earlier […]

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Apple seeds macOS Monterey 12.2 Release Candidate to developer, public beta tester communities

The release of Apple’s macOS Monterey 12.2 update may be just around the corner. Following a notably short beta period, Apple has seeded the release candidate for macOS Monterey 12.2 to both developers and public testers. The macOS 12.2 RC (build number 21D48) is appearing now for developers and public testers on Apple’s Developer website and public beta […]

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Safari bug/exploit discovered that could leak Google account ID information and browsing history

This is why software updates exist and are generally a good thing. A serious Safari bug disclosed in this blog post from FingerprintJS can disclose information about your recent browsing history and even some info of the logged-in Google account. The bug, which was found in Safari IndexedDB implementation on Mac and iOS, allows for a website […]

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Apple releases iOS 15.2.1, iPadOS 15.2.1 updates

Apple on Wednesday released both iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1, the software arriving one month after the company’s release of iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. Per the patch notes, the updates address an issue causing Messages sent through an iCloud Link not to load and it fixes bug with third-party CarPlay apps not responding to input.  The iOS 15.2.1 […]