Security News

Mozilla Reinforces Commitment to Distrust Symantec Certificates
2018-07-31 14:51

Mozilla this week reaffirmed its commitment to distrust all Symantec certificates starting in late October 2018, when Firefox 63 is set to be released to the stable channel. read more

Mozilla Announces Root Store Policy Update
2018-07-03 05:43

Mozilla announced on Monday that its Root Store Policy for Certificate Authorities (CAs) has been updated to version 2.6. The Root Store Policy governs CAs trusted by Firefox, Thunderbird and...

Mozilla Announces Firefox Monitor Tool Testing, Firefox 61
2018-06-26 21:51

Mozilla is testing a new tool that securely checks to see if users’ accounts have been hacked.

Mozilla tests new Firefox Privacy Monitor tool
2018-06-26 16:10

Mozilla’s enthusiasm for Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned? service has cranked up a level with the news it plans to integrate its breach checking into a new tool called Privacy Monitor.

Mozilla's new Firefox service can tell users if they're a victim of a data breach
2018-06-26 12:15

Mozilla is integrating with the online tool Have I Been Pwned to alert users if they are at risk following website hacks.

Mozilla and 1Password Integrate 'Have I Been Pwned' Feature
2018-06-26 10:48

Expanded Audience For Breach Notification Tool Should Improve Web SecurityHelping victims know their passwords have been exposed in a data breach is half the battle in the fight to improve...

Mozilla Adding New CSRF Protection to Firefox
2018-04-27 08:27

Mozilla announced this week that the upcoming Firefox 60 will introduce support for the same-site cookie attribute in an effort to protect users against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. read more

Mozilla: IoT a growing security concern, social fraud hitting 'epidemic proportions'
2018-04-10 18:58

Mozilla said the current 'online advertising economy is broken and easily bent to fraud and abuse.'

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...

Mozilla Tests DNS over HTTPS: Meets Some Privacy Pushback
2018-03-26 13:15

Mozilla is testing a method of securing DNS traffic via HTTPS, but is faced with some privacy resistance.