Flaw hunter bags $75, 000 off Apple after duping Safari into spying through iPhone, Mac cameras without permission

Posted by InfoSec News on Apr 08

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/07/apple_safari_camera_hack/

By Tim Anderson
The Register
7 Apr 2020

Independent security researcher Ryan Pickren has revealed how a malicious
website could hack Apple's Safari browser on iOS and macOS to spy on the user
through the computer's camera without prompting for permission.

Pickren said Apple classified the bug as "one-click remote partial access to
sensitive data," and…