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Update now! Firefox and Adobe updates are more critical than Microsoft’s

February 9, 2022 0 Comments cve-2022-21984, cve-2022-21989, cve-2022-21996, cve-2022-22005, cve-2022-22752, cve-2022-23186, cve-2022-23188, cve-2022-23200, cve-2022-23202, cve-2022-23203, cve-2202-22754, Exploits and vulnerabilities, firefox, Mozilla, Patch Tuesday

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:10:20 +0000

Patch Tuesday for February 2022 comes with some critical updates from Firefox and Adobe, while Microsoft keeps it cool after the January hustle.

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Tags: cve-2022-21984 cve-2022-21989 cve-2022-21996 cve-2022-22005 cve-2022-22752 cve-2022-23186 cve-2022-23188 cve-2022-23200 cve-2022-23202 cve-2022-23203 cve-2202-22754 firefox mozilla patch tuesday

Security Sophos

Tor browser fixes bug that allows JavaScript to run when disabled

March 17, 2020 0 Comments anonymity, browser privacy, firefox, java, JavaScript, noscript, Privacy, security threats, the onion router, Tor, tor browser, vulnerability, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:16:27 +0000

The Tor browser has a bug that could allow JavaScript to execute on websites even when users think they’ve disabled it for maximum anonymity.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/es39u8LUhmk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Firefox rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS privacy by default in the US

February 28, 2020 0 Comments chrome, Cloudflare DNS, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, https, Mozilla, mozilla firefox, Privacy, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:31:00 +0000

Mozilla has said it plans to make a privacy technology called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) the default setting for US users of Firefox within weeks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/U2NXSe69Ao0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Brave beats other browsers in privacy study

February 27, 2020 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, Brave, browser privacy, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers, Yandex

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:32:13 +0000

Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nYYmchFylNA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Firefox 73.0.1 fixes crashes, blank web pages and DRM niggles

February 20, 2020 0 Comments 0patch, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Mozilla, nextdns, security threats, vulnerability, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:20:44 +0000

Firefox version 73 has only been out for a week but already Mozilla has had to update it to v73.0.1 to fix a range of browser problems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/caf79LMUoQo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Firefox six-weekly security fixes are out – get them now!

February 13, 2020 0 Comments Exploit, firefox, fortytwosday, Mozilla, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:16:11 +0000

No zero-day bugs, so by updating promptly you are keeping ahead of the crooks, not merely catching up!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/–nLqi3_4XY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Mozilla issues final warning to websites using TLS 1.0

February 12, 2020 0 Comments Apple, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, netscape, Safari, ssl/tls, TLS, tls 1.0, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:13:57 +0000

From March, the Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Edge browsers will show warnings when users visit websites that only support TLS versions 1.0 or 1.1.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3oMQ9dp5jKA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Freedom Hosting owner pleads guilty to distributing child abuse images

February 11, 2020 0 Comments child abuse, child abuse imagery, eric eoin marques, firefox, freedom hosting, freedom hosting ii, Law & order, the onion router, Tor

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:36:38 +0000

Eric Eoin Marques has pleaded guilty to running what was once believed to be the largest child abuse hosting provider on the dark web.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8Yu2ZOyFsWg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code

January 28, 2020 0 Comments Apple Safari, browser extensions, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google Chrome, malicious extensions, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, mozilla firefox, Safari, security threats, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:38:31 +0000

Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous – add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NvbQrtROsLI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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WOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation

January 22, 2020 0 Comments 404browlock, 404error, browlock, browlocks, browser guard, browser locker, chrome, Edge, firefox, malvertising, malvertising campaigns, Microsoft, scams, Social engineering, steganography, tech support, Tech support scams, Threat analysis, tss, woof

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

We reveal the inner workings of WOOF locker, the most sophisticated browser locker campaign we’ve seen to date. Learn how this tech support scam evades researchers and ensnares users by hiding in plain sight.

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