Severe vulnerability found in all browsers, and it’s being attacked

A severe vulnerability has been found in libwebp, a code library used to render webp images, reports Stack Diary. Webp is a popular image format used by many sites on the Internet – but also by apps and some other software that use web views – and the vulnerability can be used, among other things, to run malicious code on affected devices. Worse yet, it is reportedly being actively exploited by malicious attackers.

Behave for Chrome and Firefox warns you of port scans and local attacks – gHacks Tech News

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Behave! is a new browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that is designed to inform its users when sites misbehave by performing port scans or access private IP addresses. The extension may also work in other Chromium-based and Firefox-based browsers but I have not tested that.

Mozilla removes Avast and AVG extensions from add-on portal over snooping claims

AVG aint been ish for a while but I expected better of Avast…. oops on me…

Mozilla removed today four Firefox extensions made by Avast and its subsidiary AVG after receiving credible reports that the extensions were harvesting user data and browsing histories.

How to Stop Sites From Harvesting Cryptocurrency From You

If you didn’t know, now u do…

Full Article at Wired

Your browser might be doing someone else’s dirty work behind your back, mining cryptocurrency for malicious individuals using your desktop or laptops to create the digital currency, which can potentially be exchanged for real cash. According to Wired, hackers have found a way to inject Javascript-based cryptocurrency mining software into compromised sites, borrowing your processing power (and slowing down your computer) to generate the cryptocurrency Monero without the approval of the site or its visitors. Luckily, there are some ways to stop the dirty tactic without resorting to staying off the Internet for good.

Firefox Cross-Extension vulnerability discovered

I don’t use many extension for FF and it’s variant but this is something to be mindful of when installing one that don’t come from Mozilla directly…

Nine of the ten most popular Firefox add-ons, based on users, are vulnerable to extension reuse vulnerabilities that allow malicious extensions to leverage these vulnerabilities.

Add-ons are one of the hallmarks of the Firefox web browser. The most popular Firefox add-ons are used by millions of users, and since the extension system in place does not limit add-on developers as much as on other platforms, some add miraculous things to the browser that are not possible elsewhere.

Betternet is a Free, Unlimited VPN With No Registration

It’s a free VPN supported by ads…. take with a grain of salt…

A good VPN is a handy tool. A free, unlimited one is even better. Betternet aims to make using a VPN (as well as my wordplay) dead simple.

Betternet doesn’t have any usage limits for its service, and users aren’t required to register any personal information in order to sign up. The service doesn’t track any user information. 100% of its revenue comes from ads within some of the Betternet apps.

via Betternet is a Free, Unlimited VPN With No Registration.