October 10, 2024 at 05:20PM Mozilla has addressed a critical security vulnerability in Firefox (CVE-2024-9680), posing a severe risk with a CVSSv3 rating of 9.8. The flaw allows arbitrary code execution and affects multiple Firefox versions. Users are urged to upgrade to the latest versions to mitigate risks associated with this exploit. ### Meeting Takeaways: … Read more
August 7, 2024 at 04:24AM Mozilla and Google released updates for their web browsers, patching a total of 20 vulnerabilities. Google’s Chrome version 127.0.6533.99 fixed six vulnerabilities of various severity, including a critical out-of-bounds memory access issue. Meanwhile, Mozilla’s Firefox version 129 addressed 14 vulnerabilities, 11 of which are rated as high severity. Both companies … Read more
May 22, 2024 at 06:30AM Google announced the release of Chrome 125 update addressing six vulnerabilities, including four high-severity bugs reported by external researchers. The update resolves issues such as use-after-free flaw, type confusion bug in V8 JavaScript engine, and heap buffer overflow problems. Google has paid out bug bounty rewards ranging from $5,000 to … Read more
March 20, 2024 at 08:57AM Google and Mozilla released web browser security updates addressing dozens of vulnerabilities, including critical and high-severity flaws. Chrome 123 fixes 12 bugs, one high-severity. The update also resolves medium and low-severity vulnerabilities. Google paid $22,000 in bug bounty rewards and released Chrome version 123.0.6312.58 for Linux and versions 123.0.6312.58/.59 for … Read more
January 2, 2024 at 04:48PM Google has settled a class-action lawsuit alleging it violated privacy laws by tracking data from users in private browsing modes. The terms of the settlement are undisclosed, but it could potentially cost Google billions. The case highlights challenges in maintaining user privacy while delivering targeted ads. Private browsing modes may … Read more