A cybercriminal has stolen and used “security sensitive information” from Mozilla’s Bugzilla to launch attacks on Firefox users, it has been revealed.
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Mozillas Bugzilla: Hacker Gained Access To Privileged Account
Bugzilla is the Mozilla bug database. Its purpose is to allow users to search for reported bugs and report new ones, according to its page. But what if it was compromised itself?
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Google, Mozilla, Microsoft to Sever RC4 Support in Early 2016
Google and Mozilla today announced they’ve settled on a timeframe to permanently deprecate the shaky RC4 encryption algorithm.
Firefox Under Fire: Anatomy of latest 0-day attack
The recent Firefox attacks are an example of active in-the-wild exploitation of a serious software vulnerability.
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Mozilla Patches Bug Used in Active Attacks
Mozilla has released a patch for a vulnerability in Firefox that was discovered when a user found it being actively exploited in the wild.
Mozilla Disables Flash in Firefox
As the zero days in Adobe Flash continue to pile up, Mozilla has taken the unusual step of disabling by default all versions of Flash in Firefox. The move is a temporary one as Adobe prepares to patch two vulnerabilities in Flash that were discovered as a result of the HackingTeam document dump last week. […]
Firefox 39 Out With Patches for Four Critical Vulnerabilities
Mozilla has rolled out a new version of its Firefox browser, an update that includes patches for four critical security vulnerabilities and several less-severe bugs. IN all, Firefox 39 patches 13 vulnerabilities, including two high-risk bugs and six moderate-level ones. The most dangerous vulnerabilities, however, include a pair of use-after-free bugs in one part of […]
Mozilla Bug Bounty Payouts Going Up
Mozilla announced that it has increased rewards for vulnerabilities submitted to its bug bounty program, and that for the first time it will pay for some bugs whose severity is rated moderate.
Privacy Proponents Rally In Favor of Tracking Protection in Firefox
Privacy advocates are calling on Mozilla to better deploy Tracking Protection, a technology that offers more stringent privacy and speeds up page loads by blocking requests to tracking domains, in its Firefox browser.
Mozilla Moving Toward Full HTTPS Enforcement in Firefox
The Mozilla Foundation announced yesterday that it is in the process making HTTP connections incompatible with its popular Firefox Web browser.