I spy a spy
(9/16/2018)Recently, I discovered that the author of several Firefox add-ons has turned some of them into spyware designed to steal passwords from unsuspecting users.
Human-readable chicken scratch
Recently, I discovered that the author of several Firefox add-ons has turned some of them into spyware designed to steal passwords from unsuspecting users.
Updated: With extensions for programs like Firefox at the convergence of desktop applications and the Web, they can at times become attack vectors. Plus: A status update for my Vietnamese localization of Thunderbird.
When security expert Bruce Schneier wrote last month about the passwords people choose for their MySpace accounts, you may’ve chuckled at the one in a thousand who chose “blink182”. But don’t be so quick to consider yourself completely secure.