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Mozilla Rushes to Patch Firefox Password Bug

Mozilla Rushes to Patch Firefox Password Bug

Mozilla will release Firefox 3.0.3 next week to patch problem in this week’s 3.0.2
Just a day after it released Firefox 3.0.2 to fix 11 vulnerabilities, Mozilla Corp. said that an overlooked password bug requires a fast-track update which it hopes to launch next week.
Late Wednesday, Mike Beltzner, Mozilla’s director of Firefox, said that
the bug, which [...]

Social Networking May Put Staff at Risk of Mafia Extortion

Social Networking May Put Staff at Risk of Mafia Extortion

Staff in profitable businesses are leaving too much of their personal information online, which could make them vulnerable to extortion from the Russian and Italian Mafia, a former FBI undercover agent has warned.
A former agent, who worked at the FBI for 27 years, said the Russian and Italian Mafia were using data from public sites [...]