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Google rolls back reCaptcha update to fix Firefox issues

ID: 6ce3b604-557d-5e2e-a1a9-caab8b3f9e69

STIX ID: report--6ce3b604-557d-5e2e-a1a9-caab8b3f9e69

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Date Published: 2024-05-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Lawrence Abrams

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Google temporarily broke reCaptcha on Firefox for Windows due to a dark mode detection bug that accessed the DOM before it was ready, leading to an endless loading spinner. Mozilla confirmed the issue originated in Google’s script, and Google quickly rolled back to a prior version to restore functionality; a user-agent switch was a temporary workaround.

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