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-name: ⛔ Security Issue
-about: Contact mail@qutebrowser.org for security issues.
-
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-
-⚠ PLEASE DON'T DISCLOSE SECURITY-RELATED ISSUES PUBLICLY, SEE BELOW.
-
-If you have found a security issue in qutebrowser, please send the details to
-mail [at] qutebrowser.org and don't disclose it publicly until we can provide a
-fix for it
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+Please report security bugs to [security@qutebrowser.org](mailto:security@qutebrowser.org).