EFF’s Privacy Badger prevents users being tracked online
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has finally released version 1.0 of Privacy Badger, a browser extension that blocks some of the sneakiest trackers that try to spy on your …
Firefox blocks Flash plugin by default until zero-days are fixed
For the last few years, many security experts have been urging users to evaluate whether they actually need to use Adobe Flash.The platform, once practically unavoidable, now …
Researchers point out the holes in NoScript’s default whitelist
Security researchers Linus Särud and Matthew Bryant hav recently discovered some pretty big holes in NoScript, a popular Firefox plugin that prevents executable web content …
Mozilla increases rewards given out to bug hunters
Once again the Mozilla Foundation has upped the bounties it offers to researchers who find and responsibly disclose vulnerabilities in Firefox.“Those of us on the Bug …
Firefox loses opportunistic encryption feature due to critical flaw
Less than a week after it made Firefox 37 available for download, Mozilla is pulling one of the security features it implemented. Mozilla is urging users to update again, to …
Firefox 37 enhances security
Mozilla has released Firefox 37.0. This update includes security fixes for four critical, two high, five moderate and one low impact vulnerability. Among the new and changed …
Firefox 34 comes with critical security updates
Firefox 34 includes eight security updates, three of which are Critical, three High and two moderate. MSFA-2014-91 Privileged access to security wrapped protected objects …
Tor Browser 4.0, Tails 1.2 are out
The Tor Project has released version 4.0 of its popular eponymous browser that allows users to use the Internet anonymously and privately, and to circumvent online censorship …
Critical SSL flaw patched in Firefox, Thunderbird, Chrome
If you are a Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird or Seamonkey user, you should implement the latest patches issued by the company as soon as possible, as they fix a critical bug …
New Firefox offers MITM protection via public key pinning
Mozilla has released the latest version of Firefox (v32) for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android, and the new browser sports some notable security improvements. For one, the new …
EFF releases Firefox, Chrome plugin to stop online tracking
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a beta version of Privacy Badger, a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome that detects and blocks online advertising …
EFF invites users to test online tracking blocker
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is on a mission: give users a tool that will help them disallow/block trackers contained within the Web pages they visit. They have been …
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