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SpreadFirefox.com Shut Down After Security Breach

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ferrarif50
ferrarif50 Original post #1
Oct 10, 2005 at 10:49 AM
The Mozilla Foundation has temporarily pulled the plug on its SpreadFirefox.com marketing site after a hacker break-in put user accounts at risk.

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vignesh
vignesh #2
Oct 10, 2005 at 3:40 PM
the number of security breaches crossed IE !
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Oct 12, 2005 at 10:41 PM
Welcome to SpreadFirefox, the official Mozilla site for Spreading Firefox, a modern Internet browser delivering a safer, faster, and better web experience. If you are looking for Firefox, please visit *www.getfirefox.com, the site for all things Firefox, including the download of its latest version.

SpreadFirefox is currently unavailable. We currently plan to make SpreadFirefox available again around October 15th. Keep checking in because it might be up before expected. We apologize for any inconvenience during this time. We assure you that we do this to provide you with the best service possible. For updates on what is happening, please visit MozillaZine (*www.mozillazine.org).

This shouldn't stop you from Spreading Firefox to the masses, so keep up the good work!

- The SFX Administration Team