Canvas fingerprinting is a byproduct of the HTML5 Canvas technology that all browser inventors attached to their browsers. As is the problem with many technologies, it can be used for great or evil, and in the case of canvas fingerprinting it is to follow users. While there is no primary option available to switch off […]
Google Chrome with 2 billion active users is the most used web browser in the world. At the same time, Firefox has over 1 billion active users making these two perfect and lucrative targets for hackers and cyber criminals. Recently, Brad Duncan, an IT security researcher discovered a campaign called “EITest” targeting unsuspecting Chrome users that […]
FoxAnalysis is a forensic software tool for extracting and analyzing internet history from the Firefox web browser. Many types of data can be analyzed including website visits, downloads, form entries, saved logins and cached files. Features Extracted Data Types: Extracted data includes bookmarks, cookies, downloads, favicons, form entries, logins, saved sessions and website visits. Web History […]
Gone are the days when we shared files using USB drives and hard disks. With the increase in the overall internet speed and access all across the globe, cloud storage has become a cooler and more viable option. This has also given rise to multiple online sharing websites that make your jobs easier. Even though […]
We recently told you about the rollout of Firefox’s multiprocess feature called Electrolysis with up to four content processes by default. Sadly, many people seeing Electrolysis as disabled by default even after updating to Firefox 54. But it doesn’t mean they have to keep them away from the latest development which could place Firefox ahead of […]
The Turla espionage group is still using watering hole techniques to redirect potentially interesting victims to their C&C infrastructure.
Browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Opera are vulnerable to a new variation of an older attack that allows phishers to register and pass fake domains as the websites of legitimate services, such as Apple, Google, eBay, and others. Discovered by Chinese security researcher Xudong Zheng, this is a variation of a homograph attack, first […]
SQL Inject Me is a Firefox addon created by Security Compass it is used for finding SQL vulnerabilities in Web applications. SQL Injection vulnerabilities can cause a lot of damage to a web application. A malicious user can possibly view records, delete records, drop tables or gain access to your server. SQL Inject-Me is Firefox […]
A German security researcher Peter Welchering stated in an interview for a German newspaper namely Deutschlandfunk that Mozilla Foundation is collecting users’ personal data through the iOS version of Firefox Klar. Welchering’s findings were seconded by another researcher Hermann Sauer. The researchers collaborated together to evaluate the new app and identified the majority of data […]
If it wants a password and doesn’t use HTTPS, Mozilla will breathe fire. Shoddy sites will have fewer places to hide with Firefox joining Chrome in badging cleartext sites that collect personal information as insecure. Mozilla’s labels won’t be as prominent as Google’s, introduced this year, which places the red letter label in the address […]
FireMasterCracker is a password cracking program that allows you to crack Firefox’s master password. It is the GUI (Graphical User Interface) version of the FireMaster. The FireMaster program supports Brute-force, Dictionary, Hybrid, and pattern based brute-force attacks, but unfortunately, this program only supports the dictionary attack. FireMasterCracker is designed for those who find the command […]
Short Bytes: There are different extensions like ImprovedTube, FlashStopper, and YouTube Plus using which you can disable autoplay functionality and set default video on streaming website YouTube. Watching YouTube videos is a nightmare if you have a slow connection. As soon as you open a video, it automatically selects a quality and starts downloading the […]
Short Bytes: This week, open source world was greeted with the open source code of George Hotz’s comma.ai self-driving car. In other news, Firefox and Tor issued critical security patches. For more, read our weekly Linux and open source news roundup and stay in the know. Linux & Open Source News Of The Week George Hotz open sources […]
Tor browser is known for preserving the identity of its users and letting them use the web anonymously. However, the browser is not free from flaws and has had its fair share of vulnerabilities, which security researcher point out from time to time. Also Read: Tor Anonymity: Things NOT To Do While Using Tor In the […]
Critical code-execution flaw resides in Windows, Mac, and Linux. Patch now. Developers with both Mozilla and Tor have published browser updates that patch a critical Firefox vulnerability being actively exploited to deanonymize people using the privacy service. “The security flaw responsible for this urgent release is already actively exploited on Windows systems,” a Tor official […]
Publicly released exploit works reliably against a wide range of Firefox versions. There’s a zero-day exploit in the wild that’s being used to execute malicious code on the computers of people using Tor and possibly other users of the Firefox browser, officials of the anonymity service confirmed Tuesday. Word of the previously unknown Firefox vulnerability […]
Short Bytes: Apart from the Apple and Microsoft event buzz, this week we also read about some big updates from Linux and open source world. Microsoft released its open source machine learning toolkit, Mozilla announced a new browser engine for Firefox, and we also got to know about the next Linux Mint release. To know more, read […]
Firefox is vulnerable to a Malicious Add On Attacks. A critical vulnerability which is in the fully patched version of the Mozilla’s Firefox browser that could allow well resourced attackers to launch man-in-the-middle (MITM) impersonation attacks and also affects the Tor anonymity network. Firefox automatically updates installed add-ons over an HTTPS connection. In order to […]
Weakness in certificate pinning protections may open users to MitM attacks. Mozilla officials say they’ll release a Firefox update on Tuesday that fixes the same cross-platform, malicious code-execution vulnerability patched Friday in the Tor browser. The vulnerability allows an attacker who has a man-in-the-middle position and is able to obtain a forged certificate to impersonate Mozilla […]
The Pirate Bay is under the radar again! Chrome and FireFox now show ThePirateBay domain as a malicious site to visit while Comodo’s secure DNS shows TPB is a hacking website. In May 2016 when ThePirateBay was still on .SE, the extensions in Google Chrome, FireF0x and Safari browsers marked the domain as potentially dangerous to visit. Their […]
Short Bytes: Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox users who are trying to access torrents on thepiratebay.org are being greeted with a bright red warning page. This is happening as Google’s Safe Browsing service has labeled The Pirate Bay “Partially Dangerous” due to, probably, some malicious ad network and popups. After the demise of KickassTorrents and […]