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Firefox a Growing Target for Hackers
Published August 2nd, 2006 in All Categories, Firefox, Other News
While the Firefox browser has generally been considered a more secure alternative to Microsoft’s 
Internet Explorer, its increased market share and corporate deployment have finally made it a worthwhile target for malware authors. Users are advised to start treating Firefox with the same level of security preparedness they used to reserve only for IE. Hackers made Firefox the latest subject of attack last week, utilizing software that could capture extremely sensitive information, including credit card numbers and passwords.
On July 25, Symantec detected Infostealer.Snifula, which downloads malicious Trojans onto a user’s computer that can subsequently steal any information the user types into a form on the Web, according to Dave Cole, director of the Symantec Security Response group.
"That’s the most robust, sophisticated, aggressive threat we’ve seen against Mozilla," Cole told LinuxInsider. Although only a "handful of people" were effected by this attack, it’s an indication that hackers are starting to stretch beyond Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. A few months ago, hackers attacked Mozilla Latest News about Mozilla Foundation browsers with Javascript-based JS.Ffsniff, Cole said.
Firefox attempted to ease consumers’ concerns. Technology News: Security: Firefox a Growing Target for Hackers
