It turns out that hackers love Firefox, too.
The non-profit Mozilla Foundation, which makes the popular browser, issued a security bulletin Wednesday warning of a serious vulnerability in Firefox that allows bad actors to install software on unsuspecting victims' computers.
Which means, of course, that you should update your Firefox browser.
Like, immediately.
Especially because, as Mozilla notes, hackers are actively exploiting this vulnerability. "We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw," warns the foundation.
The vulnerability, labeled as "critical" by Mozilla, "can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing." Read more...
More about Hackers, Firefox, Tech, and Cybersecurityfrom Mashable https://mashable.com/article/firefox-security-vulnerability-update/
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