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• Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts

  13.05.2013

  Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.

• FinFisher spy kit's C&C servers are popping up around the world

  02.05.2013

  Some two months ago, Reporters Without Borders have identified UK-based Gamma International as one of the "enemies of the Internet" due to their FinFisher spyware tool kit being used by a number of oppressive governments.

• Firefox enhances private browsing

  03.04.2013

  Mozilla released Firefox 20 that fixes several security and stability issues.

• Adobe patches Flash again as Firefox users are under attack

  27.02.2013

  Adobe is urging users to update their Flash Player for the third time this month, as once again the company is aware of vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks.

• Adobe patches Acrobat and Reader, Mozilla debuts Firefox built-in PDF viewer

  20.02.2013

  Adobe has pushed out the announced update for Acrobat and Reader that patches the two vulnerabilities that were recently exploited in attacks in the wild.

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Reactions from the security community to the NSA spying scandal

Posted on 11 June 2013.  |  Read on for comments on this scandal that Help Net Security received from a variety of security professionals and analysts.