Security News

Firefox 57 "Quantum" Released – 2x Faster Web Browser
2017-11-14 09:27

It is time to give Firefox another chance. The Mozilla Foundation today announced the release of its much awaited Firefox 57, aka Quantum web browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which claims to...

Tor Browser flaw leaks users’ real IP address
2017-11-06 16:53

The Tor Project has issued an emergency security bugfix release of Tor Browser, to prevent user IP address leakage due to a still unpatched Firefox bug. The bug is present only in the macOS and...

Bug in Tor Browser Exposed IP Addresses of macOS and Linux Users
2017-11-06 13:33

A critical vulnerability that could reveal a Tor user’s IP address was addressed over the weekend in the privacy-focused web browser. read more

Tor Browser Users Urged to Patch Critical ‘TorMoil’ Vulnerability
2017-11-04 11:00

The Tor Project released a patch for a vulnerability that leaks the real IP addresses of macOS and Linux users of its Tor Browser.

Warning: Critical Tor Browser Vulnerability Leaks Users’ Real IP Address—Update Now
2017-11-04 01:16

If you follow us on Twitter, you must be aware that since yesterday we have been warning Mac and Linux users of the Tor anonymity browser about a critical vulnerability that could leak their real...

Firefox Bolsters Privacy, Pulls Plug on Browser Canvas Fingerprinting
2017-10-31 18:15

Firefox is to stop using the privacy-busting canvas-based browser fingerprinting that allows websites to track users’ online activities.

Firefox to Block Canvas-based Browser Fingerprinting
2017-10-31 15:35

Firefox will soon provide users with increased privacy by blocking browser fingerprinting performed through the HTML5 canvas element. read more

Firefox 58 to Block Canvas Browser Fingerprinting By Default to Stop Online Tracking
2017-10-31 03:36

Do you know? Thousands of websites use HTML5 Canvas—a method supported by all major browsers that allow websites to dynamically draw graphics on web pages—to track and potentially identify users...

Firefox will soon block canvas-based browser fingerprinting attempts
2017-10-30 20:55

Starting with Firefox 58, users will be able to refuse websites’ requests for information extracted via the HTML5 canvas element, which can be used to fingerprint their browsers. What is browser...

Google Patches ‘High Severity’ Browser Bug
2017-10-27 16:28

Google began pushing out updates to its desktop browser Friday with a patch that repairs a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.