Are you using Firefox? Update it immediately

Are you running the latest version 72.0.1 of Firefox? If no, you need to update your browser right now. Mozilla warned its Firefox users to update their browser to the latest version after a Chinese Security company found a flaw.

Chinese security company Qihoo 360 found the bug identified as issue CVE-2019-17026. According to security company Sophos, the bug was affecting Firefox’s Ion Monkey JavaScript just-in-time (JIT) compiler. Because of this issue, Mozilla put up its own advisory stating that they are aware of the targeted attacks in the wild abusing the flaw.

Even though the chances of you being hacked is technically low, you may want to update Firefox just to be safe.

To update Firefox, open the hamburger (three bar lines) icon on the upper-right part of the browser. Then, click options and scroll down until you see the part where it says Firefox Updates. Click on the “Check for updates” button and if it says “Firefox is up to date”, you’re good to go. If not, wait for the update to finish and hit restart.

Author’s note: Originally published as “If you use Firefox browser, you need to update it immediately” on January 10, 2020.