Firefox Under 0-Day Attack: Update your browser NOW

Release date: 9 January 2020.

Firefox today released a Critical Patch to address a critical zero-day vulnerability in its browsing software.

If you use the Firefox web browser, you need to update it right now.

Do NOT use a version of Firefox earlier than 72.0.1.

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Read more: Mozilla Firefox Critical Patch Update.

Update Firefox to the latest release

By default the Firefox browser should update automatically.

But to be on the safe side, you should still check you are using the latest release.

Read more: How to update the Firefox browser.

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Protect your device, browser & web connection

When thinking about website security, it is easy to overlook the:

• device (operating system) used to connect to your website,
• the way you connect (your web browser) to the internet, and
• how you connect (in the clear or via encryption).

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