Google Issues a Warning to Billions of Chrome Users
Google Issues a Warning to Billions of Chrome Users Here’s everything you need to know to keep your browser secure.
The online search engine Google revealed that Chrome on Windows, macOS, and Linux is vulnerable to a new “zero-day” hack (CVE-2022-1096). Because the vulnerability was known to hackers before Google could release a fix, zero-day is the most harmful sort of assault. Google has confirmed that a vulnerability in its Chrome browser known as CVE-2022-1096 is being actively exploited in the wild. This implies that every Chrome user is vulnerable.
The V8 JavaScript engine is Chrome’s component that handles JavaScript, the engine at the core of Chrome, and hacked methods use to persuade the browser to execute (in this scenario, harmful) code. Because of the rapidly changing nature of this form of malware, V8 engine attacks have been uncommon in recent months. However, if a hacker is able to find and exploit a vulnerability, it can be among the most hazardous.
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Google has responded by releasing an urgent software update for Chrome (99.0.4844.84) “for Windows, Mac and Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.” To check your browser version, go to Settings > Help > About Google Chrome – this will also trigger Chrome to check for updates. note: you are not secure until you restart the browser.
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