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Once again, Mozilla has taken a leaf out of Tor browser’s handbook with the introduction of user anti-fingerprinting technique in Firefox 67 which is scheduled for a release this year in May. Dubbed ‘Letterboxing,’ this method protects against window-size related fingerprinting which is used for profiling and tracking users. For the uninitiated, browser fingerprinting means collection […]
Researcher recently discovered a malicious Fake Browser Update campaign that being delivered a ransomware and banking malware into target computer via fake browser update. Threat actors are spreading this fake browser mostly via compromised websites that are powered by WordPress and also attackers used other hacked CMS websites. Thousands of hacked sites are used for […]
Web authentication API is now supported by the latest versions of popular browsers including Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Firefox. It allows users to sign in to websites that are compatible with WebAuthn using physical security keys. Mozilla has said that it will add support for Windows Hello in Firefox 66 to further enhance password-less […]
Mozilla’s Project Fission will finally bear some fruitful results after one year in the making. Mozilla has publicly announced an overhaul of Firefox with Project Fisson, which will protect the browser form Spectre-class attacks. Side-channel attacks have always been problematic for the browsers, which is why Google Chrome introduced a similar effort back in May 2018. Now, […]
There is very good news for Mozilla Firefox users. After improving the user experience with tracking protection function offering content blocking features and other changes in Firefox 63, Mozilla is aiming for another significant update in the upcoming version of the browser. The new version of Mozilla Firefox called Firefox 67, which is planned to […]
Firefox users will finally get rid of annoying auto-playing audio with the introduction of a new feature designed to block audible multimedia content from auto-playing. The browser will “only allow a site to play audio or video aloud via the HTMLMediaElement API once a web page has had user interaction to initiate the audio, such as […]
Firefox is known for its resolve to offer a Google Chrome alternative that offers reliable privacy solutions as compared to the data-hungry browser. Time and again, Mozilla has advertised its browser as one of the security-focused browsers. However, a major privacy feature is missing from Firefox which was included in Google Chrome, Edge and Opera […]
If you are someone who opens multiple tabs while working and then scrolls through different open tabs for searching a particular tab, then Mozilla has made things easier for you. Mozilla will add a new feature in Firefox 66 (Via: BleepingComputer) that will allow you to find a particular tab from multiple open tabs by simply searching the […]
Mozilla has announced a new security feature in its Firefox Quantum web browser to alert users when they visit a website that was recently reported in a data breach. So if you happen to stumble upon a website that was breached in the past 12 months, Firefox will send you a handy little notification. But Mozilla knows […]
Trickbot Malware reemerging with new ticks and future to steal various sensitive information such as passwords, History, cookies from application & Browsers. New Trickbot arriving with new password grabber module that targets the Applications & browsers including Microsoft Outlook, Filezilla, WinSCP, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge. Cybercriminals continually adding new sophisticated […]
Mozilla has announced that it will be launching an experimental feature in the new version of Firefox that will offer ProtonVPN subscriptions. The feature, however, will be accessible by users only after they subscribe for a monthly package. It is basically, a subscription-based VPN (virtual private network) that will cost $10 per month. The new […]
Firefox has joined hands with Have I Been Pwned for this project. Mozilla introduced a new service earlier this year called Firefox Monitor, and now the company is adding a new feature to this service. The newly added feature will take scrutiny to a whole new level by allowing users to sign up for getting […]
Security researcher Sabri Haddouche has found a bug in the Firefox web browser that can crash the browser and also the entire operating system running underneath. As reported by ZDNet, this Firefox bug can force the browser to crash on all the three popular desktop platforms — Mac, Linux, and Windows. On a Windows machine, this bug […]
For those that don’t want to pay for HD content, they end-up using gray-area apps to accomplish the same thing. However, aside from the user-made free content on Youtube, there are more questionable sources on the Internet that covers free HD content than legitimate and safe sources. One such app that went to the dark […]
Apple has been trying hard to improve the security mechanisms of its hardware and software products. The addition of new privacy features in Safari browser is yet another attempt to toughen security measures for preventing breaches and tracking by websites like Facebook. It is a well-known fact that companies use cookies to keep track of […]
Zerodium, an infosec and premium zero-day acquisition platform tweeted about the flaw in Tor browser on Monday. The infamous exploit vendor and buyer/seller of popular software vulnerabilities, Zerodium has revealed a critical flaw in Tor browser software. According to a tweet posted by Zerodium, the zero-day vulnerability is present in the NoScript browser plugin and can […]
In all the future versions of the Firefox web browser, cryptojacking malware will be blocked. Mozilla, the company behind Firefox browser, announced on August 30 that it is launching an anti-tracking initiative, which will be implemented broadly over the next few months. Firefox has cited the study from Ghostery, a browser extension that about 55.4% […]
There’s no denying the fact that data collection on the web is one of the fundamental ways how our Internet actually works. But then comes the practice of unchecked data collection, which brings along tons of negative impacts like performance impact and data breaches. It seems that Mozilla is planning to block all kinds of […]
The ban hammer is working tirelessly in Mozilla Land, as the non-profit Developer has recently deleted twenty-three Firefox add-ons from their https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ site that Mozilla detected for harvesting data from their users. Rob Wu, the Browser Engineer and Add-on Reviewer for Mozilla said: “The mentioned add-on has been taken down, together with others after I […]
In May this year, HackRead reported how an Israeli company Unimania was caught collecting personal, Facebook and browsing data of users through Android apps and Chrome extensions. Now, researchers have discovered another “spyware” campaign aiming at stealing personal data of users but this time it is far bigger than the one previously reported. Ad-blockers and security […]
Earlier this year, a bug in Google Chrome was a rejoice for tech support scammers who could freeze people’s browser using the infamous download bomb trick. It involves making thousands of downloads from a single booby-trapped web page. Ultimately, the targeted user has to call the given tech support number to get things right. The […]