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I did completely get rid of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird on my personal systems now.

Firefox :firefox: was my main browser for many years and I used it since Netscape transformed into OSS Firefox 20 years ago.

But the Mozilla foundation nowadays doesn't do a good job in maintaining the software. Bad political choices, focus on what I consider the wrong priorities and falling more and more behind on the techical details.

I moved to the Chromium based Vivaldi :vivaldi: browser on all my systems. It's snappier, faster and way more reliable. Hardware acceleration does work out of the box under Linux and E-Mail is already built-in (although, I more often use KMail by KDE for that).

I'm highly satisfied with Vivaldi after using it for the past 6 months and never looked back.

@MsDropbear42@infosec.Sometimes, i really wish i was the kind of person who could just simply use **ONLY ONE** #browser ootb, without customising it aesthetically, & augmenting it with extensions / add-ons / mods to compensate for important missing functionality.

Sadly, i'm not that kind of person.

🙄 😋

Sometimes, i really wish i was the kind of person who could just simply use a #browser ootb, without customising it aesthetically, & augmenting it with extensions / add-ons / mods to compensate for important missing functionality.

Sadly, i'm not that kind of person.

Silent Credit Card Thief Uncovered

A sophisticated credit card skimming campaign dubbed 'RolandSkimmer' has been discovered, targeting users in Bulgaria. The attack utilizes malicious browser extensions across Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, initiated through a deceptive LNK file. The malware employs obfuscated scripts to establish persistent access, harvesting and exfiltrating sensitive financial data. The attack workflow involves system reconnaissance, downloading additional malicious files, and injecting scripts into web pages. The threat actor uses unique identifiers to track victims and employs sophisticated techniques to evade detection. The campaign demonstrates the evolving nature of web-based credit card skimming threats, highlighting the need for enhanced security measures against LNK-based attacks and unverified browser extensions.

Pulse ID: 67efc6e92fbd533808f09435
Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/67efc
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-04-04 11:47:53

Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

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@jon My story is that in the early 2000's I was very torn between Internet Explorer, #Firefox and #Opera. I was constantly trying out new browsers.

Opera, however, was the browser that offered the most extensive options for customizing the browser to your own needs, at that time without any interface for add-ons. And that with strong competition like Firefox, which offered an interface for add-ons.

When the big change came after version 12 of the Opera browser, I had to take the difficult path, as there was no real alternative. I don't like to think back to that time.

When Vivaldi then developed a new browser under the direction of Jon von Tetzchner with many former Opera Software employees, I immediately realized that something really big was going to happen and that there would finally be a great alternative on the browser market again.

Without further ado, I have been using Vivaldi every day since the first technical preview (TP1) and would never want to use any other browser again. Having followed the development of Vivaldi since the (official) beginning, it's like watching a child grow up.

Vivaldi is my constant companion, both privately and professionally. Especially in the professional environment, Vivaldi offers me great opportunities to optimize my #workflow.

Brave tiene un largo historial de controversias que me impiden confiar en una empresa que mezcla bloatware crypto en su navegador con la etiqueta de seguridad y privacidad pues opino que ambas cosas no pueden ir en la misma frase.
Una empresa que emplea tantos recursos economicos en un navegador no lo ofrece gratis a la comunidad sin una monetizacion de esos recursos empleados ya sea ofreciendo servicios adicionales, usando los datos de navegacion de sus usuarios o ambas cosas.
Si a esto le añadimos la carga ideológica que conlleva el uso de Brave debido a las acciones de su CEO contra los derechos de la comunidad LGTBI y a favor de los Republicanos "Trumpistas" tiene como consecuencia que diga claramente "NO USES BRAVE"
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#browser #linux

LibreNews · Why I recommend against BraveIf you are keen on personal privacy, you might have come across Brave Browser. Brave is a Chromium-based browser that promises to deliver privacy with built-in ad-blocking and content-blocking protection. It also offers several quality-of-life features and services, like a VPN and Tor access. I mean, it's even listed on