Malicious ads lead to outdated adware-laden Firefox “update”
A series of Internet campaigns pushing bogus Firefox updates onto unwary users have been spotted by researchers, and among them is one that lures them in through “Green …
The Pirate Bay releases censorship-thwarting browser
The operators of The Pirate Bay, one of the most (in)famous piracy sites on the Internet, have decided to celebrate the site’s 10th anniversary by releasing a web …
Advice on Tor use in wake of Freedom Hosting compromise
In the wake of the discovery that someone has compromised Tor hidden services hosted by Freedom Hosting and injected malicious JavaScript aimed at de-anonymizing specific …
Tor users targeted with spyware following anonymous Web-host shutdown
The news that the alleged owner of Freedom Hosting, the internet host for a great number of Tor hidden services, has been arrested and is accused of distributing and promoting …
Chrome, Firefox users targeted with account-hijacking plugins
Hijacked social networking accounts can be monetized in a number of ways, so cyber crooks are always thinking up new ways of doing so, preferably without the user noticing. …
Internet Explorer best at malware and privacy protection
Back in May, NSS Labs shared the results of their testing of how successful popular Web browsers are in detecting malware, showing that the latest versions of Internet …
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 …