Security News

Zerodium Offers $1 Million for Tor Browser Exploits
2017-09-13 18:26

Exploit acquisition firm Zerodium announced on Wednesday that it’s prepared to offer a total of $1 million for zero-day vulnerabilities in the Tor Browser, the application that allows users to...

Zerodium Offering $1M for Tor Browser Zero Days
2017-09-13 16:54

Exploit acquisition vendor Zerodium said Wednesday it will pay up to $1M for an unknown Tor Browser zero day.

Zerodium Offers $1 Million for Tor Browser 0-Days That It will Resell to Governments
2017-09-13 07:03

It seems like Tor Browser zero-day exploits are in high demand right now—so much so that someone is ready to pay ONE MILLION dollars. Zerodium—a company that specialises in acquiring and reselling...

‘HoeflerText’ Popups Target Browsers With RAT and Locky Ransomware (Threatpost)
2017-09-01 20:45

A malware campaign utilizing bogus “HoeflerText” popup warnings is back in full swing targeting Google Chrome and Firefox browsers with Locky ransomware attacks and the NetSupport Manager RAT.

Unpatched Vulnerabilities Impact Popular Browser Extension Systems (Security Week)
2017-08-29 15:11

Security researchers have discovered two vulnerabilities that impact the extension systems of major browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. read more

TrickBot Targets Outlook, Browser Data (Security Week)
2017-08-02 14:27

Soon after being found to have worm-like spreading capabilities, the TrickBot banking Trojan has expanded its attack surface to target Outlook and Web browsing data. read more

Copyfish Browser Extension Hijacked to Spew Spam (Threatpost)
2017-08-01 12:00

Makers of Copyfish OCR software get taken on wild ride after code for its Chrome extension is stolen.

Mozilla ports privacy-focused browser Firefox Focus to Android (Help Net Security)
2017-06-21 16:28

Less than a year since the release of Firefox Focus for iOS, Mozilla has ported the privacy-focused browser to Android. What is Firefox Focus? Firefox Focus is a simplified browser app that makes...

Mozilla Brings Privacy-Focused Browser to Android (Security Week)
2017-06-21 15:49

After making it available for iOS devices in November 2016, Mozilla this week brought its privacy-focused mobile browser to Android. read more

Phishing attacks target mobile browsers with dash-padded URLs (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-15 13:49

Compromised domains target Android users with fake login pages for cloud services.