On October 25, the development team said that in early June, Firefox discovered add-ons that were misusing the browser's proxy API, used by software to manage how the browser connects to the internet.

Used by an estimated 360 million worldwide internet users, Mozilla Firefox is the fourth most popular web browser on the planet. It's also thought to be one of the more secure options available, ...

The misbehaving Firefox add-ons were misusing an API that controls how Firefox connects to the internet. Mozilla’s Firefox team has blocked add-ons that were abusing the proxy API in order to prevent ...

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In context: Root certificates are an essential element for modern browser security. They protect users by verifying signed web pages, extensions, and other types of content. However, developers must ...

Koi Security uncovered 17 malicious Firefox extensions that hid backdoors and tracking code, downloaded over 50,000 times The extensions pulled payloads from remote servers, hijacked affiliate links, ...

Desktop web browsers have long supported add-ons and extensions that change the user interface, add features, or otherwise change the behavior of the browser. But it’s more rare to find a mobile ...

One quick path to better productivity is a browser that’s customized with all the tools you need close at hand. Firefox is arguably the most customizable browser, with a well-stocked library of ...