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Firefox 22 delivers 14 security updates

Mozilla released Firefox 22, which includes 14 security updates: four are critical, six high, three moderate and one low. Fixed in this version: MFSA 2013-62 Inaccessible …

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware

NSS Labs released the results and analysis from its web browser security comparative evaluating the protection offered by five browsers – Safari 5, Chrome 25/26, …

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts

Facebook users – especially those in Brazil – are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft. So far, …

IE8 0-day used in watering hole attacks

Last week a U.S. Department of Labor website was discovered to be redirecting users to sites serving a hard-to-detect variant Poison Ivy backdoor Trojan. Researchers are now …

Firefox enhances private browsing

Mozilla released Firefox 20 that fixes several security and stability issues. Included in the update are eleven critical security updates. Firefox includes a new enhancement …

Ransomware uses browser history to persuade users to pay up

A new ransomware variant dubbed Kovter has been spotted trying out a brand new approach for convincing targeted users of the legitimacy of its claims. According a malware …

Safari now blocks all but latest version of Flash plugin

With all the Flash Player and Java zero-day vulnerabilities lately getting exploited in attacks, browser vendors are trying to come up with solutions to protect their users …

Qualys enhances its free cloud service BrowserCheck Business Edition

Qualys announced at RSA Conference 2013 that Qualys BrowserCheck Business Edition, the company’s free cloud service, now gives organizations end-to-end automation for …

Rogue Chrome extension hijacks Facebook accounts

Chrome users, beware of an extension by the name of “Business Flash Player”. According to Bitdefender senior e-threat analyst Bogdan Botezatu, the link to download …

Adobe patches Acrobat and Reader, Mozilla debuts Firefox built-in PDF viewer

Adobe has pushed out the announced update for Acrobat and Reader that patches the two vulnerabilities that were recently exploited in attacks in the wild. But, the popularity …

Malicious Chrome extensions promoted via Facebook

Malicious Chrome extensions are lurking on the official Chrome Web Store, warns Kaspersky Lab Expert Fabio Assolini, and the campaign for leading users to them starts on …

Video: History of the JavaScript security arsenal

In 2006 we had the first JavaScript port scanner. The same year we saw the incarnation of more advanced tools such as AttackAPI, Carnaval and Backframe. A year later we saw …

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