09-17-2020 , 11:34 PM
https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-shuts-...are-abuse/ Mozilla shuts down Firefox Send file transfer service after malware abuse
Expanding beyond the Firefox browser to online services isn't simple.
Stephen Shankland
Sept. 17, 2020 12:00 p.m. PT Mozilla's Firefox Send used to let you transer 1GB files without having to log in.
Mozilla
Mozilla permanently shut down its Firefox Send service for transferring files after people used it to launch online attacks, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
"Firefox Send was a promising tool for encrypted file sharing," Mozilla said in a statement. "Unfortunately, some abusive users were beginning to use Send to ship malware and conduct spear phishing attacks." Spear phishing is a personalized attack designed to fool you into sharing sensitive information like passwords.
Expanding beyond the Firefox browser to online services isn't simple.
Stephen Shankland
Sept. 17, 2020 12:00 p.m. PT Mozilla's Firefox Send used to let you transer 1GB files without having to log in.
Mozilla
Mozilla permanently shut down its Firefox Send service for transferring files after people used it to launch online attacks, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
"Firefox Send was a promising tool for encrypted file sharing," Mozilla said in a statement. "Unfortunately, some abusive users were beginning to use Send to ship malware and conduct spear phishing attacks." Spear phishing is a personalized attack designed to fool you into sharing sensitive information like passwords.