Security News

Tracking protection in Firefox for iOS now on by default – why this matters
2018-04-16 10:10

Turning it on by default might sound like a mere tweak, but its the first version of the browser to do this without the user having to consciously turn it on.

Mozilla Isolates Facebook with New Firefox Extension
2018-03-27 18:27

Mozilla today unveiled the "Facebook Container Extension", a new browser extension designed to help Firefox users reduce the ability of Facebook to track their activity across other web sites. The...

Firefox Fails at Keeping Passwords Secure, Developer Claims
2018-03-19 17:07

Recovering Encrypted Firefox Passwords via Brute Force Attacks is Easy, Developer Says Firefox does a poor job at securing stored passwords even if the user has set up a master password, a...

Firefox news: Fresh releases, Firefox Quantum for Enterprise, privacy protections
2018-03-14 16:54

Firefox 59 (for desktop and mobile) and Firefox ESR 52.7 have been released to the public. Privacy enhancements and security fixes The former sports some performance enhancements that should lead...

Firefox 63 to Distrust All Symantec Root Certificates
2018-03-13 13:28

Mozilla this week detailed its plans to completely distrust Symantec root certificates in Firefox 63, set to arrive in October 2018. read more

Mozilla plugs critical and easily exploitable flaw in Firefox
2018-01-31 17:48

Firefox users would do well to upgrade to the browser’s latest release if they want to keep their computers safe from compromise. Released on Monday, Firefox 58.0.1 contains one but very important...

Update Your Firefox Browser to Fix a Critical Remotely Exploitable Flaw
2018-01-31 14:33

Mozilla has released an important update for its Firefox web browser to patch a critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code on computers running an affected...

Mozilla Patches Critical Code Execution Flaw in Firefox
2018-01-31 09:31

An update released this week by Mozilla for Firefox 58 patches a critical vulnerability that can be exploited by a remote attacker for arbitrary code execution. Mozilla developer Johann Hofmann...

Firefox, Chrome Patch Vulnerabilities, Add Security Features
2018-01-25 18:51

Dueling browsers, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, have patched bugs and beefed up security.

Firefox Quantum: Security and privacy improvements
2017-11-15 16:48

Mozilla has released Firefox 57, aka Firefox Quantum, and it comes with many performance improvements. It sports a new browsing engine that takes full advantage of the processing power in modern...