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Mozilla Firefox can now secure access to passwords with device credentials

Mozilla Firefox finally allows you to further protect local access to stored credentials in the browser's password manager using your device's login, including a password, fingerprint, pin, or other biometrics
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 14, 2024
- 04:19 PM
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Google rolls back reCaptcha update to fix Firefox issues

Google has rolled back a recent release of its reCaptcha captcha script after a bug caused the service to no longer work on Firefox for Windows.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 03, 2024
- 01:07 PM
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Mozilla fixes two Firefox zero-day bugs exploited at Pwn2Own

Mozilla has released security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities in the Firefox web browser exploited during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 22, 2024
- 01:45 PM
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Mozilla patches Firefox, Thunderbird against zero-day exploited in attacks

Mozilla released emergency security updates today to fix a critical zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild, impacting its Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 12, 2023
- 05:32 PM
- 0
Mozilla stops Firefox fullscreen VPN ads after user outrage

Firefox users have been complaining about very intrusive full-screen advertisements promoting Mozilla VPN displayed in the web browser when navigating an unrelated page.
- Bill Toulas
- May 26, 2023
- 10:52 AM
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Mozilla Firefox 111.0.1 fixes Windows 11 and macOS crashes

Mozilla has addressed issues causing Firefox to crash on macOS and to freeze with a non-responding blank window when starting on Windows 11 systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 21, 2023
- 04:07 PM
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Mozilla Firefox gets built-in Firefox Relay controls

Mozilla has announced the integration of Firefox Relay, an email protection system that helps users evade trackers and spammers, directly into the Firefox browser.
- Bill Toulas
- March 15, 2023
- 05:50 PM
- 0
Mozilla Firefox fixes freezes caused by new Windows 11 feature

Mozilla has fixed a known issue causing the Firefox web browser to freeze when copying text on Windows 11 devices where the Suggested Actions clipboard feature is enabled.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 31, 2022
- 03:19 PM
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Thunderbird 102 released with highly anticipated features, bug fixes

Mozilla has announced the release of Thunderbird 102, one of the world's most popular open-source email clients with an estimated userbase of over 25 million.
- Bill Toulas
- June 29, 2022
- 12:00 PM
- 0
New Firefox privacy feature strips URLs of tracking parameters

Mozilla Firefox 102 was released today with a new privacy feature that strips parameters from URLs that are used to track you around the web.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 28, 2022
- 05:11 PM
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Mozilla Firefox removes Russian search providers over misinformation concerns

Mozilla has removed the Yandex Search, Mail.ru, and OK.ru default search providers from the Firefox browser over reports of state-sponsored content favored in search results.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 14, 2022
- 08:29 PM
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Mozilla Firefox 97.0.2 fixes two actively exploited zero-day bugs

Mozilla has released Firefox 97.0.2, Firefox ESR 91.6.1, Firefox for Android 97.3.0, and Focus 97.3.0 to fix two critical zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 06, 2022
- 02:23 PM
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Mozilla warns Chrome, Firefox ‘100’ user agents may break sites

Mozilla is warning website developers that the upcoming Firefox 100 and Chrome 100 versions may break websites when parsing user-agent strings containing three-digit version numbers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 16, 2022
- 04:07 PM
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Mozilla fixes Firefox bug letting you get Windows admin privileges

Mozilla released a security update to address a high severity privilege escalation vulnerability found in the Mozilla Maintenance Service.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 08, 2022
- 11:56 AM
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Firefox users can't reach Microsoft.com — here's what to do

Those using the Mozilla Firefox web browser are left unable to access Microsoft.com domain. Tests by BleepingComputer confirm the issue relates to SSL certificate validation errors. Below we explain what can you do to remedy the issue.
- Ax Sharma
- December 16, 2021
- 03:15 AM
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Mozilla fixes critical bug in cross-platform cryptography library

Mozilla has addressed a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting its cross-platform Network Security Services (NSS) set of cryptography libraries.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 01, 2021
- 12:39 PM
- 0
Mozilla Firefox, the first Chromium alternative in the Windows Store

Firefox is now available for download through Microsoft's Windows Store for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, the first major web browser to be added after Opera was included in late September.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 09, 2021
- 01:02 PM
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Mozilla Thunderbird 91.3 released to fix high impact flaws

Mozilla released Thunderbird 91.3 to fix several high-impact vulnerabilities that can cause a denial of service, spoof the origin, bypass security policies, and allow arbitrary code execution.
- Bill Toulas
- November 05, 2021
- 09:47 AM
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Mozilla blocks malicious add-ons installed by 455K Firefox users

Mozilla blocked malicious Firefox add-ons installed by roughly 455,000 users after discovering in early June that they were abusing the proxy API to block Firefox updates.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 25, 2021
- 04:08 PM
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Mozilla upgrades older Thunderbird clients to the latest version

Mozilla is rolling out a forced upgrade for Thunderbird 78.x users, getting everyone aboard version 91, the latest stable release that came out in August.
- Bill Toulas
- October 08, 2021
- 09:23 AM
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