Security News > 2020 > September > Mozilla Discontinues Firefox Feature Abused in Malware, Phishing Attacks
Mozilla is decommissioning Firefox Send and Firefox Notes, two legacy services that emerged out of the Firefox Test Pilot program.
Firefox Send, the browser maker reveals, is being discontinued because it has been abused for delivering malware and phishing attacks.
After taking Firefox Send offline to mitigate these attacks, Mozilla reassessed its portfolio and decided against bringing the service back to life.
Files shared from any device will still be available on that device but, as of September 17, 2020, with Firefox Send discontinued, users are no longer able to upload or receive files, Mozilla points out.
"The Firefox Notes desktop browser extension will remain available for existing installs and we will include an option to export all notes, however it will no longer be maintained by Mozilla and will no longer be installable," the company reveals.
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