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S3 Ep146: Tell us about that breach! (If you want to.)

By: Paul Ducklin — August 3rd 2023 at 17:56
Serious security stories explained clearly in plain English - listen now. (Full transcript available.)

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Firefox fixes a flurry of flaws in the first of two releases this month

By: Paul Ducklin — August 1st 2023 at 17:28
No zero-days, but some interesting patches with their very own "teachable moments".

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Firefox 115 is out, says farewell to users of older Windows and Mac versions

By: Paul Ducklin — July 5th 2023 at 18:58
No zero-days this month, so you're patching to stay ahead, not merely to catch up!

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Firefox 114 is out: No 0-days, but one fascinating “teachable moment” bug

By: Paul Ducklin — June 7th 2023 at 17:59
With the right (or wrong, if you're on the right side of the fence) timing...

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Mac malware-for-hire steals passwords and cryptocoins, sends “crime logs” via Telegram

By: Paul Ducklin — April 30th 2023 at 01:23
These malware peddlers are specifically going after Mac users. The hint's in the name: "Atomic macOS Stealer", or AMOS for short.

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S3 Ep 126: The price of fast fashion (and feature creep) [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — March 16th 2023 at 17:56
Worried about rogue apps? Unsure about the new Outlook zero-day? Clear advice in plain English... just like old times, with Duck and Chet!

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Firefox 111 patches 11 holes, but not 1 zero-day among them…

By: Paul Ducklin — March 14th 2023 at 17:16
In the game of cricket, 111 is an inauspicious number, but for Firefox, there doesn't seem to be much to worry about this month.

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Firefox fixes fullscreen fakery flaw – get the update now!

By: Paul Ducklin — November 16th 2022 at 17:51
What's so bad about a web page going fullscreen without warning you first?

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Firefox 104 is out – no critical bugs, but update anyway

By: Paul Ducklin — August 26th 2022 at 16:27
Two trust-spoofing bugs were the main culprits this month - but neither one was a zero-day.

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Mild monthly security update from Firefox – but update anyway

By: Paul Ducklin — July 27th 2022 at 00:41
You're probably thinking we're going to say, "Don't delay/Do it today"... and that's exactly what we are saying!

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Firefox 102 fixes address bar spoofing security hole (and helps with Follina!)

By: Paul Ducklin — June 29th 2022 at 16:11
Firefox squashes a bug that helped phishers, and brings its own helping hand to Microsoft's "Follina" saga.

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Firefox 101 is out, this time with no 0-day scares (but update anyway!)

By: Paul Ducklin — June 1st 2022 at 14:31
After an intriguing month of Firefox releases, here's one with a bit less drama, probably to the collective relief of Mozilla's coders.

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Mozilla patches Wednesday’s Pwn2Own double-exploit… on Friday!

By: Paul Ducklin — May 20th 2022 at 23:47
That was quick! 48 hours from exploit report to published patch.

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Firefox out-of-band update to 100.0.1 – just in time for Pwn2Own?

By: Paul Ducklin — May 15th 2022 at 21:53
A new point-release of Firefox. Not unusual, but the timing of this one is interesting, with Pwn2Own coming up in a few days.

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Firefox hits 100*, fixes bugs… but no new zero-days this month

By: Paul Ducklin — May 3rd 2022 at 16:42
Despite concerns that some websites might break when Chromium and then Firefox reached version 100, the web still seems to be intact.

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S3 Ep77: Bugs, busts and old-school PDP-11 hacking [Podcast]

By: Paul Ducklin — April 7th 2022 at 12:24
Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news and advice in plain English.

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Firefox 99 is out – no major bugs, but update anyway!

By: Paul Ducklin — April 5th 2022 at 16:21
Firefox's four-weekly updates just dropped - here's what you need to know.

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Firefox patches two actively exploited 0-day holes: update now!

By: Paul Ducklin — March 5th 2022 at 19:06
Firefox just published a double-zero-day patch - "remote code execution" combined with "sandbox escape". Update now!

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Did we learn nothing from Y2K? Why are some coders still stuck on two digit numbers?

By: Paul Ducklin — February 25th 2022 at 17:59
Calling all website coders: Y2K was then. V1H is now!

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Firefox update brings a whole new sort of security sandbox

By: Paul Ducklin — December 7th 2021 at 17:14
Firefox 95.0 is out, with the usual security fixes... plus some funky new ones.

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Github cookie leakage – thousands of Firefox cookie files uploaded by mistake

By: Paul Ducklin — November 18th 2021 at 22:20
Be aware before you share! That's a good rule for developers and techies, just as much as it is for social media addicts.

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