• Researchers: Attackers could use holes in Firefox add-ons to target your PC

    Researchers: Attackers could use holes in Firefox add-ons to target your PC
    It goes without saying that any given piece of computer code—be it an app, a part of your operating system, or even a browser plug-in—may contain flaws that could leave your PC open to attack. But a team of researchers from Northwestern University have come across a new method of attack that can take advantage of holes in one or more installed Firefox add-ons.
    According to the team’s research paper (PDF), this newly discovered attack “leverages capability leaks from

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