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 …
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, …
FinFisher spy kit’s C&C servers are popping up around the world
Some two months ago, Reporters Without Borders have identified UK-based Gamma International as one of the “enemies of the Internet” due to their FinFisher spyware …
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 …
Adobe patches Flash again as Firefox users are under attack
Adobe is urging users to update their Flash Player for the third time this month, as once again the company is aware of vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild in targeted …
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 …
Firefox will block by default nearly all plugins
Following the recent debacle of the critical Java 0-day that was being actively exploited in the wild, in an attempt to minimize its users’ attack surface Mozilla has …
Firefox 18 released, fixes security issues
Mozilla released Firefox 18 that fixes several security and stability issues. Included in the update are twelve critical, seven high and one moderate security update. Fixed in …
Alert Logic launches SaaS web application firewall
Alert Logic announced the availability of Alert Logic Web Security Manager with ActiveWatch to protect web applications against threats and attacks. The solution combines WAF …
Firefox gains Google encrypted search by default
With this latest Firefox release (v14.0.1), Mozilla has fixed a slew of security vulnerabilities, including five deemed critical that may have allowed hackers to run attacker …
Fake Flash update leads to malicious add-ons
Fake Flash update notifications are old news, but users still fall for the trick. In the latest example unearthed by Zscaler’s Julien Sobrier, one such notification …
HTML5 browser-based, certificateless encryption platform
CertiVox launched the PrivateSky, a service that provides protection for messages, files and other information sent via the cloud through a two-factor authentication process …