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Firefox Bolsters Privacy, Pulls Plug on Browser Canvas Fingerprinting

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Oct

2017

The Mozilla Foundation is boosting privacy in an upcoming version of its Firefox browser by removing the snooping capability called canvas fingerprinting, a method of tracking users across multiple websites. The feature is expected to be removed in January 2018 with the introduction of Firefox 58, according to Mozilla. Read More

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Flaw in Google Bug Tracker Exposed Reports About Unpatched Vulnerabilities

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Oct

2017

Google’s Issue Tracker, also known internally as the “Buganizer,” contained until recently a vulnerability that would allow an external party access to any unpatched bug listed and described in the database. Alex Birsan, a software developer and hobbyist bug-hunter, collected more than $15,000 in bounties for finding this bug and two other unrelated flaws in […]

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Revamped Nukebot Malware Changes Targets, Adds Functions

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Aug

2017

A revamped version of the Nukebot banking trojan dubbed Jimmy Nukebot has shifted focus from stealing bankcard data and now acts as a conduit for quietly downloading malicious payloads for web-injects, cryptocurrency mining, and taking screenshots of targeted systems. The code is a modification of the Nukebot malware source code that was leaked in March. […]

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