Kapersky discovers security flaw in Safari


PC security experts Kapersky have seemingly discovered a flaw in Apple's Safari brwoser that keeps user IDs and passwords stored in plain text. Before you start panicking, this bug only affects OSX10.9.5 running Safari 6.0.5 (8536.30.1) and OSX10.7.5 with Safari 6.0.5 (7536.30.1).The flaw is quite a significant one in any case, and stems from the "Reopen All Windows From Last Session" feature. The document Safari creates to restore old pages is in plaintext and contains user IDs and passwords. While the file is hidden, it's not that difficult to find if you know what you're looking for. "You can just imagine what would happen if cybercriminals or a malicious program got access to the LastSession.plist file on a system where the user logs into Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or their online bank account." wrote Kaprersky in a blogpost.

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