Mozilla warns of phishing attacks on add-on developers

Beware of phishing emails: For security reasons, anyone who develops add-ons for Firefox should look twice when receiving emails in this context. Fake e-mails are currently circulating, which attackers are using to steal personal data.

Watch out!

Mozilla warns of this in a post. They state that criminals are sending emails under the guise of addons.mozilla.org (AMO). The emails state, among other things, that accounts require an update to use all developer features. This is, of course, not true.

It can be assumed that criminals are using this scam to obtain personal data such as passwords. Anyone who receives a message like this should take a very close look at the sender. If the mail does not come from a Mozilla domain such as firefox.com, mozilla.org, or mozilla.com, it is likely to be a fake. Under no circumstances should you click on links in such emails or enter personal data on phishing websites.

The extent of the attacks is currently unknown.

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