cybersecurity Russian Hackers Exploit Firefox and Windows Zero-Days in Broad Campaign A Russian-linked hacking group uses two new zero-day vulnerabilities to silently install malware on Firefox and Windows devices across Europe and North America. Both Mozilla and Microsoft have now released patches for the exploited flaws.
mozilla Mozilla Aims to Restore Firefox to Former Glory on Its 20th Birthday As Firefox celebrates its 20th anniversary, Mozilla's interim CEO reveals a renewed financial commitment to the browser's core development. The company hopes this renewed focus will reverse years of market share decline and drive new growth.
mozilla Mozilla Foundation Cuts 30% of Staff, Eliminates Advocacy Division The Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of its workforce and dissolves its advocacy and global programs divisions in its second round of cuts this year. Meanwhile, Nvidia surpasses Apple to become the world's most valuable company.
mozilla Mozilla Foundation Cuts 30% of Workforce and Dismantles Advocacy Division The Mozilla Foundation lays off approximately 36 employees and eliminates its advocacy and global programs divisions to increase organizational focus. The nonprofit arm of the Firefox maker states this restructuring is a response to a rapidly changing technology landscape.
mozilla Mozilla Launches Private, Offline Translation Tool for Firefox Mozilla introduces Firefox Translations, a new browser extension that translates web pages locally without sending data to cloud servers. The tool prioritizes user privacy over cloud-based alternatives by performing all machine learning processes directly on the user's device.
mozilla Firefox 70 Introduces Personalized Privacy Reports After Blocking 450 Billion Trackers Mozilla releases Firefox 70 with a new personalized privacy dashboard that shows users exactly how many trackers the browser blocks. This update highlights Firefox's clear advantage over Chrome in default privacy protection.
mozilla Mozilla Launches Beta for $5 Ad-Free News Subscription Service Mozilla sends out beta invites for a new $5 monthly subscription that removes ads from partner news sites. The service directly shares revenue with publishers like BuzzFeed and The Atlantic.
mozilla Mozilla Prepares to Launch $5 Monthly Ad-Free News Subscription Mozilla is getting ready to launch a beta version of "Firefox Ad-free Internet," a $5 monthly subscription service built in collaboration with Scroll. The platform allows users to browse partner publications without ads while providing a new revenue stream for participating news outlets.
mozilla Firefox Suffers Massive Extension Outage Due to Expired Certificate Mozilla Firefox experiences a widespread extension failure, known as "armagadd-on," after an intermediate signing certificate unexpectedly expires. The company resolves the issue in 12 hours and vows to improve its security processes.
firefox Firefox Extensions Disabled Worldwide by Expired Security Certificate Mozilla Firefox users globally find their browser addons suddenly disabled due to an expired intermediate signing certificate. Mozilla engineers are actively working on a fix while affected users seek temporary workarounds.
mozilla Mozilla Resolves Firefox Add-On Outage Caused by Expired Certificate Mozilla releases permanent fixes for a widespread Firefox issue that disables add-ons due to an expired security certificate. Users are encouraged to update their browsers or install specific extensions to restore functionality.
firefox Mozilla scrambles to fix certificate bug disabling Firefox add-ons A widespread certificate issue causes most Firefox extensions to suddenly stop working for users. Mozilla actively works on a resolution to restore the disabled add-ons.
firefox Firefox Extensions Automatically Disabled by Expired Security Certificate A widespread glitch causes nearly all Firefox extensions to stop working due to an expired code signing certificate. Mozilla issues an automatic patch to restore functionality without requiring user action.
firefox Firefox Extensions Disabled Globally Due to Expired Security Certificate Mozilla scrambles to fix a widespread Firefox outage that disables all browser add-ons after an intermediate signing certificate unexpectedly expires. A background hotfix is now rolling out to restore functionality.
ubisoft Ubisoft and Mozilla Collaborate on AI Coding Assistant Clever-Commit Ubisoft and Mozilla partner to build Clever-Commit, an AI tool that spots potential bugs by learning from past code regressions. Mozilla plans to use the proprietary assistant to improve code quality during Firefox development.