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Google links three exploitation frameworks to Spanish commercial spyware vendor Variston

Security Affairs

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) linked three exploitation frameworks to a Spanish surveillance spyware vendor named Variston. While tracking the activities of commercial spyware vendors, Threat Analysis Group (TAG) spotted an exploitation framework likely linked Variston IT, a Spanish firm. ” TAG concludes.

Spyware 100
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North Korea-linked threat actors target cybersecurity experts with a zero-day

Security Affairs

The attacks that took place in the past weeks were detected by researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG). “Recently, TAG became aware of a new campaign likely from the same actors based on similarities with the previous campaign. ” reads the advisory published by Google TAG.

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Update Firefox and Thunderbird now! Mozilla patches several high risk vulnerabilities

Malwarebytes

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. Firefox 105 is the browser most Mozilla users will have on their system. Thunderbird is Mozilla’s free email application. These bugs were found by Mozilla developers and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team.

Risk 81
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Firefox reveals sponsored ad “suggestions” in search and address bar

Malwarebytes

Mozilla is trying a novel experiment into striking a balance between ad revenue generation and privacy protection by implementing a new way to deliver ads in its Firefox web browser—presenting them as “suggestions” whenever users type into the dual-use search and URL address bar. Though the explanation seems simple, the implementation is not.

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Firefox stops advertisers tracking you as you browse, calls itself the most “private and secure major browser”

Malwarebytes

Cookies are in the news as Mozilla rolls out significant privacy changes for Firefox. Depending on what’s being collected, you may end up with a huge slice of identifiable data tagged to your identity without you ever even seeing it yourself. With all this in mind: What is Mozilla doing? The cookie controversy.

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Tor Project released Tor Browser 8.5.1 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android

Security Affairs

Bug 29969 : Remove workaround for Mozilla’s bug 1532530 Update HTTPS Everywhere to 2019.5.13 Bug 29969 : Remove workaround for Mozilla’s bug 1532530 Update HTTPS Everywhere to 2019.5.13 Bwloe the full changelog since Tor Browser 8.5: All platforms Update Torbutton to 2.1.10 All platforms Update Torbutton to 2.1.10

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 357 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

Is it fake news? CVE-2022-0492 flaw in Linux Kernel cgroups feature allows container escape Charities and NGOs providing support in Ukraine hit by malware.