Mozilla has reacted quickly to patch a zero-day vulnerability in its Firefox browser software. The security flaw was used to run a drive-by-download attack so that Firefox fans visiting the website for the Nobel Peace prize were exposed to malware on Tuesday. Code planted on the site redirected surfers to a hacker-controlled …

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Thursday 28th October 2010 10:22 GMT Mystic Megabyte

Double your money?

"It is currently unclear why obviously a script-kiddie-like malware abuses such a valuable zeroday vulnerability; usually cyber criminals abuse them for profitable malware,"

I think I know why :)

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/12-year-old-finds-critical-firefox-flaw-earns-3000-bounty/7524

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Thursday 28th October 2010 10:49 GMT Dan 55

Telenor is a Norwegian telecoms company, surely?

And don't call me Shirley.

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Friday 29th October 2010 00:59 GMT Bucky 2

Not all that quickly

My Firefox 4.0 Beta 6 still doesn't suggest there are any updates for it.

Just saying.

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1. Friday 29th October 2010 08:42 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  Re : Firefox 4 beta is immune from the vulnerability,
  
  From the article
  
  "Firefox 4 beta is immune from the vulnerability"
  
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2. Friday 29th October 2010 10:09 GMT Ken Hagan
  
  Re: Not all that quickly.
  
  "Posted Friday 29th October 2010 00:59 GMT"
  
  Go to bed. In the morning, re-read the bit of the article where it says FF4 isn't affected.
  
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Friday 29th October 2010 08:42 GMT Tony Paulazzo

This is a Title

>My Firefox 4.0 Beta 6 still doesn't suggest there are any updates for it.

Just saying.<

read the article again

Sent from my iPad - so screw capitals and full stops and human rights.

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