Security News

Coinbase infosec spotted phishy process spawned by Firefox
2019-08-09 23:56

Elaborate zero-day browser break-out betrayed by unusual behavior Coinbase chief information security officer Philip Martin this week published an incident report covering the recent attack on the...

Firefox to pile on more native privacy features
2019-07-19 11:28

Mozilla is integrating its Lockwise password manager directly into the browser and expanding its support for the Have I Been Pwned website.

Still not using HTTPS? Firefox is about to shame you
2019-07-18 11:32

Two years after promising to report all HTTP-based web pages as insecure, Mozilla is about to deliver.

Two pentesters, one glitch: Firefox browser menaced by ancient file-snaffling bug, er, feature
2019-07-09 11:00

Forgive the sins of the fathers: Mozilla to have another go at tackling teenage flaw Mozilla has been sitting on a new variant of an age-old flaw for almost a year, even with public disclosure...

Firefox to include tracker blocking report feature
2019-07-09 09:51

Mozilla has introduced a lot of tracker blocking protections into Firefox lately. Now, it is planning a new feature that will let you see how many online snoopers you’ve successfully evaded. A new...

17-Year-Old Weakness in Firefox Let HTML File Steal Other Files From the Device
2019-07-03 15:48

Except for phishing and scams, downloading an HTML attachment and opening it locally on your browser was never considered as a severe threat until a security researcher today demonstrated a...

Firefox to Automatically Trust OS-Installed CA Certificates to Prevent TLS Errors
2019-07-02 07:48

Mozilla has finally introduced a mechanism to let Firefox browser automatically fix certain TLS errors, often triggered when antivirus software installed on a system tries to intercept secure...

Firefox Update to Address Antivirus TLS Errors
2019-07-02 05:57

Mozilla revealed on Monday that the upcoming Firefox 68 will address TLS issues caused by antiviruses by automatically making changes to the browser’s configuration when a man-in-the-middle (MitM)...

Mac Malware Delivered via Firefox Exploits Analyzed
2019-06-24 12:33

A researcher has conducted a detailed analysis of the two pieces of Mac malware delivered recently by threat actors to cryptocurrency exchanges via two Firefox vulnerabilities. read more

Mozilla patched two Firefox zero-day flaws in one week
2019-06-24 11:17

Two emergency zero days affecting a browser in one week counts as unusual - especially when they pop up as separate alerts two days apart.