If you’re a Firefox user, you might want to think about using a different browser for the next day or so. Researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability that has yet to be patched. Mozilla is working on a fix but there’s no word on when it will be available.
Ars Technica has more .
Update 2016Nov30: Mozilla just released Firefox 50.0.2 , which includes a fix for this vulnerability . Mozilla posted about this as well .
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appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal ) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO . Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page , and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site .
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