June 12, 2015 Mozilla Increases Top Rewards in Bug Bounty Program to $10K 2 min read - Mozilla said it was dramatically increasing what it pays researchers who find major flaws in Firefox and other products as part of its bug bounty program.
May 7, 2015 ‘S’ for Stick? New HTTPS Requirement Drops the Carrot 2 min read - Mozilla's upcoming HTTPS requirement will force developers to comply with its new security measures or get blocked from the browser.
April 9, 2015 Security Flaw Pushes Mozilla to Disable Firefox Opportunistic Encryption Capability 2 min read - According to Mozilla, it has disabled its Firefox opportunistic encryption capability after a security flaw that allowed for MitM attacks was discovered.
March 25, 2015 All Four Major Browsers Hacked in Pwn2Own Competition 3 min read - All four major browsers were hacked by security researchers at the Pwn2Own competition, which is designed to encourage responsible bug disclosures.
Software Vulnerabilities April 25, 2014 Underground Cybercrime: Exploits for Sale 2 min read - Trusteer's security team has recently identified a new offering from a Russian cybercrime forum member: An exploit that, according to the seller, is successful 95 percent of the time.
Application Security March 26, 2014 New Vulnerabilities in Firefox for Android: Overtaking Firefox Profiles 8 min read - We have recently discovered a series of vulnerabilities in Firefox for Android that allows a malicious application to leak sensitive information pertaining to the user profile. We developed attacks that first try to determine the random Firefox profile directory name…
Banking & Finance February 22, 2011 OddJob: New Financial Trojan Keeps Online Banking Sessions Open After Users Logout 3 min read - OddJob, a new type of financial malware discovered by Trusteer, keeps online banking sessions open after customers think they have logged off.