Compromising Security Flaw Found Within Apple's Safari Web Browser

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While it may seem like common place purchasing things over the Internet using your credit card or other payment methods, there are still a good amount of people who do not feel safe giving such information out. Some may say they are only harming themselves by not taking advantage of the great deals online but others may side with them saying that the Internet is not, and will never be, a completely secure place.

Just take a look at the infamous iPad 3G/AT&T incident where a group of hackers managed to get their hands on the email addresses of users that included Fortune 500 executives, high ranking military officials and more. It seems like no matter what security measures are put into effect by any given developer or hardware manufacturer, hackers come forth and manage to undo everything

Web browsers, in particular, require a high level of security due to the high amount of sensitive data that gets passed through them on a regular basis. Due to this necessary level of security, some browser developers including Mozilla and Google have begun offering bounties for proven security flaws in both Firefox and Chrome, respectively.

Apple has long been known as having a very secure system with OS X however it seems that they have run into some problems as of late. Apparently, their Safari web browser’s AutoFill feature has a bug that can allow malicious websites to obtain information from a user’s address book. This means when exploited, the bug can give hackers access to a user’s first and last name, address, place of work and email address.

Obviously, this bug poses an obvious security threat so if you are using Safari, make sure you turn off its AutoFill feature. Luckily, Apple has said that they are aware of the bug and are doing everything they can to fix it as soon as possible.

We’ll keep you posted.