Security News

Mozilla patches critical Firefox vuln that attackers are already exploiting
2024-10-10 11:30

Firefixed: It's maintenance time for low-complexity, high-impact security flaw It's patch time for Firefox fans as Mozilla issues a security advisory for a critical code execution vulnerability in...

Mozilla fixes Firefox zero-day actively exploited in attacks
2024-10-09 17:34

Mozilla has issued an emergency security update for the Firefox browser to address a critical use-after-free vulnerability that is currently exploited in attacks. [...]

Mozilla accused of tracking users in Firefox without consent
2024-09-25 19:40

European digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a privacy complaint with the Austrian data protection watchdog (DSB) against Mozilla, alleging the company uses a Firefox...

Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint for Enabling Tracking in Firefox Without User Consent
2024-09-25 14:12

Vienna-based privacy non-profit noyb (short for None Of Your Business) has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority (DPA) against Firefox maker Mozilla for enabling a new...

Firefox's Mozilla follows Google in losing trust in Entrust's TLS certificates
2024-08-01 12:28

Mozilla is following in Google Chrome's footsteps in officially distrusting Entrust as a root certificate authority following what it says was a protracted period of compliance failures. Entrust has apologized to Google, Mozilla, and the wider web community, outlining its plans to regain the trust of browsers, but these appear to be unsatisfactory to both Google and Mozilla.

Mozilla Firefox can now secure access to passwords with device credentials
2024-06-14 20:19

Mozilla Firefox finally allows you to further protect local access to stored credentials in the browser's password manager using your device's login, including a password, fingerprint, pin, or other biometrics. To be clear, this new feature does not protect against information-stealing malware but rather prevents people with physical or remote access to the device from using the stored credentials without first authenticating with the device.

Mozilla fixes $100,000 Firefox zero-days following two-day hackathon
2024-03-25 15:00

Users may have to upgrade twice to protect their browsers Mozilla has swiftly patched a pair of critical Firefox zero-days after a researcher debuted them at a Vancouver cybersec competition.…

Mozilla fixes two Firefox zero-day bugs exploited at Pwn2Own
2024-03-22 17:45

Mozilla has released security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities in the Firefox web browser exploited during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition. Mozilla fixed the security flaws in Firefox 124.0.1 and Firefox ESR 115.9.1 to block potential remote code execution attacks targeting unpatched web browsers on desktop devices.

Mozilla adds paid-for data-deletion tier to Monitor, its privacy-breach radar
2024-02-06 21:54

Mozilla on Tuesday expanded its free privacy-monitoring service with a paid-for tier called Mozilla Monitor Plus that will try to get data brokers to delete their copies of subscribers' personal information. Necessarily alert to revenue diversification opportunities in light of its dependence on Google paying to be the default search service on its beleaguered Firefox browser, Mozilla has taken Monitor beyond HIBP alerts, added data removal, and branded that expanded service Monitor Plus with a subscription fee of $8.99 per month.

Mozilla decides Trusted Types is a worthy security feature
2023-12-21 11:03

Mozilla last week revised its position on a web security technology called Trusted Types, which it has decided to implement in its Firefox browser. Trusted Types addresses the risk of unsafe input by limiting the attack surface via Content Security Policy and a content filtering mechanism.