[SECURITY] [UPDATE] Firefox users, please update your browsers to latest version

Sa mga Firefox browsers users please UPDATE your firefox browser to the latest version (67.0.3 or ESR 60.7.1) asap, your device is at risk if install pa yung lower version ng firefox browser sa device niyo and its labeled as critical zero-day flaw by the mozilla foundation security advisory

According to theverge a zero-day flaw was exploited

Quote from: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/18/18684272/firefox-zero-day-flaw-browser-attacks-crypto-patch

It’s not clear exactly what hackers are attempting to gain by actively exploiting this flaw, but stealing cryptocurrency is one guess

This might be somewhat related to crypto btw.

Vulnerability description

Quote from: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-18/

A type confusion vulnerability can occur when manipulating JavaScript objects due to issues in Array.pop. This can allow for an exploitable crash. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw.

How risky this vulnerability(ies)?
Mozilla said, attacker would be able to inject malicious code into your system through malicious web pages if you visit them while running an unpatched version of Firefox^{[engadget.com]}

How to update your firefox browser?
Click the Tab menu -> Help -> About Firefox -> it will start checking if may new updates and will download the latest version automatically, then a restart button will appear after. It wll be updated after restart.

Firefox direct download link: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

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Stay safe always....

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