Security Researcher Identifies 271 Firefox Vulnerabilities, New NFC Malware Targets Android, and Vercel Breach Reported

Security researcher Claude Mythos identified 271 vulnerabilities in Firefox during a recent review. Boost Security released SmokedMeat, an open-source framework designed to simulate attack chains against CI/CD infrastructure, allowing teams to assess potential attacker actions in their environments. A new NFC-based malware called NGate targets Android users through a trojanized payment app, expanding the scope of NFC payment fraud geographically and operationally. Additionally, a breach involving Vercel was reported, though specific details of the incident were not disclosed. The events were summarized in a weekly security review dated April 26, 2026.