In response to use of its file-sharing service, Firefox Send, by malware operators, Mozilla has suspended the service as it adds an abuse reporting mechanism to its feedback form, Mozilla Foundation confirmed to MediaNama. Once the service is relaunched (at as yet undetermined date), users will be required to sign into their Firefox accounts to use Firefox Send. All files that were in the process of being shared have been wiped from Mozilla servers; this does not affect files that had been downloaded already. ZDNet had first reported the issue. Attempts to use the service yield the following error message (other Firefox Send links that we had tried were also not working): Mozilla Foundation sent the following statement in response to our query: "These reports are deeply concerning on multiple levels, and our organization is taking action to address them. We have temporarily taken Firefox Send offline while we make improvements to the product. Before relaunching, we will be adding an abuse reporting mechanism to augment the existing Feedback form, and we will require all users wishing to share content using Firefox Send to sign in with a Firefox Account. We are carefully monitoring these developments and looking critically at any additional next steps." — Mozilla spokesperson In June this year, Amnesty International and Citizen Lab had reported that files hosted on Firefox Send were used to target at least nine Indian human rights activists in a coordinated spyware campaign. The file that downloaded the malicious spyware, NetWire, on clicking…
