Mozilla acknowledged that it had falsely accused a developer of infecting a Firefox add-on with attack code.
The admission came a week after Mozilla announced that a pair of add-ons, Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and Master Filer, had slipped through its security check-in. Read the full article. [Computerworld]
Mozilla acknowledged that it had falsely accused a developer of infecting a Firefox add-on with attack code.
The admission came a week after Mozilla announced that a pair of add-ons, Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and Master Filer, had slipped through its security check-in. Read the full article. [Computerworld]
Mozilla has released a host of fixes for its browser as it rolls out its latest 67 version of Firefox, which touts better speed and privacy.
Firefox is to stop using the privacy-busting canvas-based browser fingerprinting that allows websites to track users’ online activities.
Researchers say reliance on an outdated Firefox extension platform opens the door for remote system attacks on Mac OS and Windows systems.
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