Hackers turn their attention to Firefox as browser gains in popularity

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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...

Three factors attract hackers to various technologies: claims of increased security, increasing visibility and penetration in the market, and corporate adoption, Williams said. As Firefox begins to gain market share, it is likely to become more appealing to cyber-criminals.

"I wouldn't call this an epidemic, but we [have] started to see some threats emerge that target Mozilla,"...

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