Security News

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...

Firefox 57 to Get New XSS Protections
2017-10-06 16:06

Mozilla this week announced plans to boost the Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) protections in Firefox by treating data URLs as unique origin. read more

Firefox Support for Windows XP and Vista Ends June 2018
2017-10-05 10:34

After annoucing in December 2016 that it plans to move Windows XP and Vista users to Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR), Mozilla this week announced that support for the two operating systems...

Mozilla Implements Faster Diffie-Hellman Function in Firefox
2017-09-15 02:40

Mozilla on this week revealed plans to introduce a new key establishment algorithm in Firefox to improve both security and performance of the web browser. read more

Mozilla to Completely Ban WoSign, StartCom Certificates in Firefox 58 (Security Week)
2017-09-01 13:35

Mozilla this week announced plans to completely remove trust in the digital certificates issued by Chinese certificate authority WoSign and its subsidiary StartCom starting with Firefox 58.  read more

Mozilla Fixes 29 Vulnerabilities in Firefox, Makes Flash Click-To-Activate (Threatpost)
2017-08-09 16:39

Mozilla fixed three critical vulnerabilities and made Flash click-to-activate by default when it released Firefox 55 on Tuesday

Firefox Makes Adobe Flash Click-to-Activate by Default (Security Week)
2017-08-09 11:17

Starting with the release of Firefox 55 this week, the Adobe Flash plugin is no longer active by default in Mozilla’s web browser, and users of the new version will be required to activate it for...

Mozilla Conducts Security Audit of Firefox Accounts (Security Week)
2017-07-19 13:09

Mozilla has asked Germany-based security firm Cure53 to conduct an audit of the Firefox Accounts system and researchers identified a total of 15 issues, including vulnerabilities rated critical...

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...

How to Speed Up Firefox With Multi-Process, If It's Not Working By Default (The Hackers News)
2017-06-19 01:43

After years of waiting, Mozilla last week launched Firefox 54 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android, with multi-process support — a "major improvement" to improve your browsing experience — but...