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  • Two zero days and 15 critical flaws fixed in July’s Patch Tuesday
  • Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is big news but will it be secure?
  • Docker breach of 190,000 users exposes lack of two-factor authentication
  • Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code
  • Tor browser fixes bug that allows JavaScript to run when disabled
  • Cloudflare mistakes own 1.1.1.1 DNS for DDoS attack
  • Could TLS session resumption be another ‘super cookie’?
  • Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s January 2019 Patch Tuesday is here
  • Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s January 2019 Patch Tuesday is here
  • Update now! Chrome and Firefox patch security flaws

Tor browser fixes bug that allows JavaScript to run when disabled

Published: 2020-03-17 12:16:27

Popularity: 148

Author: John E Dunn

Keywords:

  • Privacy
  • Security threats
  • Vulnerability
  • Web Browsers
  • anonymity
  • browser privacy
  • Firefox
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • NoScript
  • the onion router
  • Tor
  • tor browser
  • The Tor browser has a bug that could allow JavaScript to execute on websites even when users think they’ve disabled it for maximum anonymity.

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    Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code

    Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous - add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.

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    Two zero days and 15 critical flaws fixed in July’s Patch Tuesday

    Patch Tuesday July 2019 offers fixes for a total of 77 vulnerabilities, including 15 marked critical, rounded out by two zero-day flaws.

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    Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is big news but will it be secure?

    Published: 2019-06-20 13:57:47

    Popularity: 397

    Author: John E Dunn

    Keywords:

  • Cryptocurrency
  • Facebook
  • Social networks
  • Blockchain
  • cryptocurrency
  • Facebook Libra
  • identity
  • MasterCard
  • PayPal
  • Visa
  • wire fraud
  • Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ll know that earlier this week Facebook announced plans for a new global cryptocurrency for absolutely everyone called Libra.

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    Docker breach of 190,000 users exposes lack of two-factor authentication

    Published: 2019-04-30 10:48:08

    Popularity: 397

    Author: John E Dunn

    Keywords:

  • Data loss
  • Security threats
  • 2FA
  • data breach
  • MFA
  • password breach
  • The containerisation platform has asked 190k users to change their passwords after hackers gained access to a database of personal data.

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    Cloudflare mistakes own 1.1.1.1 DNS for DDoS attack

    Published: 2019-03-07 22:19:26

    Popularity: None

    Author: John E Dunn

    When is a DDoS attack not a DDoS attack? When it’s caused by your own recently-launched DNS service.

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    Could TLS session resumption be another ‘super cookie’?

    Published: 2019-03-07 22:07:12

    Popularity: None

    Author: John E Dunn

    Researchers think they’ve spotted a tracking technique that nobody has been paying attention to – TLS session resumption.

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    Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s January 2019 Patch Tuesday is here

    Published: 2019-03-07 21:59:55

    Popularity: None

    Author: John E Dunn

    After a busy sequence of updates in October, November, and December, the new year’s first Patch Tuesday promises a lighter workload.

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    Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s January 2019 Patch Tuesday is here

    Published: 2019-03-07 21:59:53

    Popularity: None

    Author: John E Dunn

    After a busy sequence of updates in October, November, and December, the new year’s first Patch Tuesday promises a lighter workload.

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    Update now! Chrome and Firefox patch security flaws

    Published: 2019-03-07 21:58:20

    Popularity: None

    Author: John E Dunn

    Google and Mozilla are tidying up security features and patching vulnerabilities in Chrome and Firefox for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

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    Flash “security bypass” list hidden in Microsoft Edge browser

    Published: 2019-03-07 21:57:10

    Popularity: None

    Author: John E Dunn

    Until this month, the Edge browser could bypass its own warnings about Flash content on 58 websites, thanks to a hidden list.

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