When a bug is found, how dangerous is it? That's the question because to not patch your system means you assume the risk that bug won't be used to break in to your system. Both the Firefox and Tor browsers have been patched to close the underlying bug reported here yesterday. The new version of … [Read more...]
Firefox 0-day in the wild is being used to attack Tor users
Update: Firefox version 50.0.2 has been released to fix the problem reported below. Read more... This is a serious vulnerability that affects all Firefox users, not just people using Tor. The proof of concept exploit posted to the Tor browser mailing list used apparently old code to expose a Tor … [Read more...]
Ask DACS, November 2014
Moderated and reported by Jim Scheef Q – My wife and I are downsizing our home and I have some stuff I no longer have space to store. There are lots of old cables and some vintage MAC software. Is anyone interested? A – No one jumped up, but there are people who are interested in vintage … [Read more...]