Mozilla developers have warned that sites may experience problems with the upcoming versions of Firefox 100 and Chrome 100 (released May 3 and March 29, 2022). The fact is that the release of new versions will mean that the user-agent values will become three-digit. The user-agent string contains information such as the name of the… Continue reading Firefox 100 and Chrome 100 may have user-agent issues
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Mozilla Drops FTP Support Permanently with Firefox 88 Release
Last year, we talked about the fact that the Mozilla developers are dropping support for FTP, recognizing it as an insecure protocol. Thus, users will no longer be able to upload files via FTP, as well as view the contents of FTP links and folders in the browser. The refuse from FTP had to be… Continue reading Mozilla Drops FTP Support Permanently with Firefox 88 Release
Google says that a quarter of all 0-day vulnerabilities are new variations of old problems
Google analysts studied the 0-day vulnerabilities they discovered in 2020, and concluded that almost a quarter of the problems are new variations of already known bugs that had previously received patches. The authors of the report write that many problems could have been avoided if the developers immediately corrected their products more thoroughly. In 2020,… Continue reading Google says that a quarter of all 0-day vulnerabilities are new variations of old problems
Mozilla completely stops development of Firefox Send and Firefox Notes
This summer, I talked about how ZDNet journalists drew attention of Mozilla engineers to numerous abuses of the Firefox Send service, which was actively used to spread malware. As a result, Mozilla has stopped development of Firefox Send indefinitely, but the developers have promised to rework it and improve security. Let me remind you that… Continue reading Mozilla completely stops development of Firefox Send and Firefox Notes
Mozilla Downsizing Affects Security Professionals
Earlier this week, Mozilla fired 250 employees, and another 60 employees moved to other teams. The media reports that Mozilla’s downsizing has seriously affected security professionals. Mozilla head and Mozilla Foundation CEO Mitchell Baker said the organization is forced to rethink its plans and adapt to the new realities that have changed greatly after COVID-19,… Continue reading Mozilla Downsizing Affects Security Professionals
HIBP (Have I Been Pwned?) leak aggregator opens the source code
Founder of Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) Troy Hunt announced that after a series of unsuccessful attempts to sell the project, about which he talked this spring, he decided to open the source code. Let I remind you that HIBP, founded in 2013, is a service for verifying credentials for compromise. Collecting information about various… Continue reading HIBP (Have I Been Pwned?) leak aggregator opens the source code
Google: 11 0-day vulnerabilities identified in the first half of 2020
Google Project Zero experts estimate that 11 0-day vulnerabilities, actively exploited by hackers, were identified in the first half of 2020. The current number of 0-day problems indicates that, most likely, that overall this year will be identified the same number of zero-day vulnerabilities, as in 2019 (20). The link above leads to the company’s… Continue reading Google: 11 0-day vulnerabilities identified in the first half of 2020
Mozilla suspended Firefox Send service due to abuse and malware
Journalists from ZDNet drew attention of Mozilla engineers to numerous abuses of the Firefox Send service, which was actively used to distribute the malware. Mozilla temporarily suspended the Firefox Send service (for the time of investigation), and the developers promise to improve it and add a “Report Abuse” button. Firefox Send was launched in March… Continue reading Mozilla suspended Firefox Send service due to abuse and malware
Firefox Refuses to Support FTP Protocol
ZDNet reports that Mozilla developers consider FTP to be an insecure protocol and will soon refuse to support it in Firefox. Therefore, users will no longer be able to upload files via FTP, and may not be able to view the contents of FTP links and folders in a browser. “We do this for security… Continue reading Firefox Refuses to Support FTP Protocol