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Mozilla Blocks Malicious Add-ons Installed By 455K Firefox Users Mozilla blocked malicious Firefox add-ons installed by roughly 455,000 users after discovering in early June that they were abusing the proxy API to block Firefox updates. The add-ons (named Bypass and Bypass XM) were using the API to intercept and redirect web requests to block users from downloading
Millions of Android Users Targeted in Subscription Fraud Campaign A massive fraud campaign utilizing 151 Android apps with 10.5 million downloads was used to subscribe users to premium subscription services without their knowledge. Researchers at Avast discovered the campaign, naming it ‘UltimaSMS,’ and reported 80 associated apps that they found on the Google Play Store. While
South Korean Telco KT Suffers Nationwide Outage After Routing Error The second-largest telecommunications provider in South Korea, KT Corporation, has suffered a nationwide outage today, leaving all its 16.5 million customers without internet connectivity and telephony services for about 40 minutes. The outage affected schools and students who attended online classes, delayed food delivery orders,