Binance CEO Zhao Slams Firefox as Zero-Day Trojan Targets Coinbase Employees

By CCN Markets: A vulnerability allowing for remote code execution (unauthorized use) in Firefox was exploited against Coinbase employees this past week. The vulnerability enabled an attacker to crash the browser and execute code, including installing a trojan horse backdoor. It’s unknown how long this bug operated in the wild, but accurate estimates would give it at least two weeks. No Coinbase Users Victimized Here is a scenario where the bug could have affected exchange users: A user is compromised by a fake e-mail from Coinbase urging them to do something. They redirect to the payload, which installs a trojan

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Source: https://www.ccn.com/news/coinbase-targeted-firefox-0-day-trojan/2019/06/21/

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