Multiple threats affecting user security detected in Google Chrome and Zoom
2 years, 3 months ago

Multiple threats affecting user security detected in Google Chrome and Zoom

The Hindu  

The Computer Emergency Response Team on Friday released notes for vulnerabilities affecting Google Chrome’s desktop version for Mac and Linux users. These vulnerabilities have been detected in Zoom’s on-premise meeting connector and can be exploited by attackers to access audio and video feed of meetings, while staying invisible to participants in the meeting. In Google Chrome The vulnerabilities detected in Google Chrome can be exploited remotely by attackers to bypass security restrictions, execute arbitrary codes and cause denial of service on the targeted systems. Google also stated that its latest security update included fixes for 11 vulnerabilities found to be affecting Chrome for Mac and Linux users.

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Government issues high-security alert for Google Chrome users: Here's how to stay safe
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Government issues high-security alert for Google Chrome users: Here's how to stay safe

India TV News  

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, under the Central Government, has issued a critical security warning for Google Chrome users. This warning highlights a significant flaw in Google’s web browser that could allow hackers to access users' private data. Since Google Chrome is the most popular web browser worldwide, with a 70% market share, millions of users could potentially be …

Google Chrome Users In India Warned About Major Security Risk By Govt: Should You Be Worried?
6 months ago

Google Chrome Users In India Warned About Major Security Risk By Govt: Should You Be Worried?

News 18  

The security warnings continue to cause concerns for Indian users in June. The new security bulletin dated June 14 comes with a high-severity rating which affects millions of Chrome users on PC and Linux systems. Chrome Alert: WHAT DOES CERT-IN SECURITY WARNING SAY Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Chrome which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code …

CERT-In issues alert for high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome
6 months, 3 weeks ago

CERT-In issues alert for high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome

The Hindu  

India’s Computer Emergency Response Team issued a warning for a high severity vulnerability reported in Google Chrome for desktops. The vulnerability reportedly impacts both Windows and Mac users and can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on targeted systems. According to CERT-In, the vulnerability in Chrome exists due to a type confusion flaw which can be …

Centre warns users of vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Siemens products: Here's what to do
7 months ago

Centre warns users of vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Siemens products: Here's what to do

India TV News  

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, which falls under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has issued a warning about vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and Siemens products. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. "A vulnerability has been reported in Google Chrome for Desktop which could be exploited by a remote …

CERT-In identifies numerous bugs in Google Chrome and GitLab
7 months, 2 weeks ago

CERT-In identifies numerous bugs in Google Chrome and GitLab

India TV News  

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has warned users about multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and GitLab which could enable an attacker to obtain sensitive information, bypassing security restriction and cause denial-of-service conditions on the targeted system. The CERT-In advisory said, "Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome which …

Indian Govt Issues 'High-Risk' Chrome Security Warning: Update Now
10 months, 1 week ago

Indian Govt Issues 'High-Risk' Chrome Security Warning: Update Now

News 18  

India Government’s Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In keeps sending out alerts, warning the masses about various vulnerabilities that are discovered in consumer-grade products—be it Android or iOS, Mac, or Windows. Now, it is back with yet another alert in the form of multiple ‘high’ risk vulnerabilities found in Google Chrome. Further, CERT-In said, “These vulnerabilities exist in Google Chrome …

Govt Urges Google Chrome Users To Update Immediately, Issues High Severity Warning
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt Urges Google Chrome Users To Update Immediately, Issues High Severity Warning

ABP News  

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a high-risk warning concerning numerous vulnerabilities identified in Google Chrome OS. In its latest security advisory dated February 08, 2024, labelled as CIVN-2024-0031, the government research team has disclosed that the identified vulnerabilities present significant risks to users of Google Chrome OS versions preceding 114.0.5735.350 on the LTS channel. Use after free …

Chrome Users Will Soon Get This Big Security Feature On Android: All Details
11 months, 1 week ago

Chrome Users Will Soon Get This Big Security Feature On Android: All Details

News 18  

Google is testing an important privacy feature for Chrome users on Android that mimics the security level set for apps that you use on smartphones. These access features are coming to Chrome browser now for Android users which was confirmed with the latest Chrome build version 122 recently. What this means is that Chrome users will get similar alerts when …

Google Fixes a Seventh Zero-Day Flaw in Chrome—Update Now
54 years, 11 months ago

Google Fixes a Seventh Zero-Day Flaw in Chrome—Update Now

Wired  

The holiday season is here, but software firms are still busy issuing fixes for major security flaws. Google Chrome Google ended November with a bang after issuing seven security fixes for Chrome, including an emergency patch for an issue already being used in real-life attacks. The six other flaws fixed by Google and rated as having a high impact include …

Govt issues high-risk warning for Google Chrome users, here is how you can protect your device
1 year, 2 months ago

Govt issues high-risk warning for Google Chrome users, here is how you can protect your device

India Today  

In a recent security alert, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has raised the alarm for users of Google Chrome. The warning is designated as CERT-In Vulnerability Note CIVN-2023-0295, issued on October 11, 2023, and underscores a series of high-severity vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers and harm the safety and speed of devices using Google Chrome. Affected devices …

Google Chrome Desktop users on these versions have high-risk hacking threat
1 year, 2 months ago

Google Chrome Desktop users on these versions have high-risk hacking threat

Hindustan Times  

The central cybersecurity agency has issued a warning to Google Chrome desktop users about a high-risk threat posed by remote hackers gaining access to systems and executing malicious operations. CERT-IN, a nodal agency under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, highlighted in the vulnerability note, "Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome for Desktop." Using these vulnerabilities, the …

Indian Govt Warns Google Chrome Users Of 'High-Risk' Vulnerabilities; Update NOW
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian Govt Warns Google Chrome Users Of 'High-Risk' Vulnerabilities; Update NOW

News 18  

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, which falls under the umbrella of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has issued a ‘high-severity’ warning to Google Chrome desktop users—advising them to update their browsers as soon as possible to avoid hackers from executing arbitrary code and bypassing security measures. CERT-In has noted that “multiple vulnerabilities” exist in the affected versions …

Why users should update Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers
1 year, 8 months ago

Why users should update Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers

The Hindu  

A security bug detected in the V8 engine, used in processing JavaScript, of Chromium-based internet browsers could impact the security of users. Detected by Google’s Threat Analysis Group, the security bug could be used by cybercriminals to infect users’ devices without any active action on the part of the user and can be exploited by luring users to visit a …

Bug fixes this week | Vulnerabilities in Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Samsung products fixed
1 year, 10 months ago

Bug fixes this week | Vulnerabilities in Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Samsung products fixed

The Hindu  

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, released vulnerability notes for commonly used software detailing security bugs that could be exploited by cybercriminals to compromise the security of affected systems. The security bugs could be exploited by remote threat actors to gain elevated privileges and bypass security restrictions on targeted systems by escaping the browser’s sandbox, which is used to run …

Vulnerabilities in Google’s Chrome, Chrome OS, Windows, and Adobe products fixed - The Hindu
1 year, 11 months ago

Vulnerabilities in Google’s Chrome, Chrome OS, Windows, and Adobe products fixed - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Google Chrome and Chrome OS Multiple security bugs with high severity ratings were detected in Google Chrome and Chrome OS which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass security restrictions, access user information, execute arbitrary code, or cause denial-of-service on the targeted systems. The security bugs reported in Adobe could allow attackers to execute arbitrary codes, cause memory leaks, …

Google Chrome New Update Offers Fix For Major Security Issue: Get It Now
2 years, 1 month ago

Google Chrome New Update Offers Fix For Major Security Issue: Get It Now

News 18  

Google Chrome on PC is getting an important security update this week, and all Windows, mac and Linux users should update to their latest version of Chrome right away. Google isn’t giving all the details about the security issue that has demanded this update, but users should be getting the new version in the coming days and weeks. As for …

Centre issues fresh warning to Google Chrome users, says ‘remote attacker…’
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre issues fresh warning to Google Chrome users, says ‘remote attacker…’

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has sounded a warning to Google Chrome users about multiple vulnerabilities which could make their web browsers vulnerable to hackers. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, an agency under the ministry of electronics and information technology which regularly issues updates on cyber security, has issued a high severity warning for the users. According to CERT-IN, multiple vulnerabilities exist …

Google fixes multiple security bugs in Android, Chrome OS
2 years, 2 months ago

Google fixes multiple security bugs in Android, Chrome OS

The Hindu  

Multiple high-severity vulnerabilities were reported in some versions of Android and Chrome OS. Android Security bugs in Android could be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges thereby gaining access to sensitive information on affected devices. CERT-In’s report flagged Android OS versions 10, 11, 12, 12L and 13 for these security bugs. Google Chrome OS Security bugs in Chrome …

Google fixes several bugs in Chrome affecting Windows, Mac users
2 years, 2 months ago

Google fixes several bugs in Chrome affecting Windows, Mac users

The Hindu  

On Friday, Computer Emergency Response Team released notes on bugs affecting Chrome. The security bugs can allow cybercriminals to bypass security restrictions on the browser, execute arbitrary codes and cause denial of services on computer systems running vulnerable versions of the software. According to vulnerability notes from CERT-In, these security flaws in Chrome existed due to use-after-free in CSS, which …

Government issues high severity warning for Google Chrome users: Details
2 years, 2 months ago

Government issues high severity warning for Google Chrome users: Details

Live Mint  

National cyber agency CERT-In has issued a high severity warning for Google Chrome users. In its latest advisory, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team says that some Google Chrome versions on desktop are affected by multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities, the agency says, exist in Google Chrome for Desktop due to use-after-free in CSS, insufficient validation of untrusted input in developer …

Do you regularly attend Zoom meets? This Centre advisory is meant for you
2 years, 3 months ago

Do you regularly attend Zoom meets? This Centre advisory is meant for you

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government has issued an advisory to the users of video-conferencing platform Zoom. The advisory of medium severity by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, a nodal agency under the ministry of electronics and information technology has flagged ‘multiple vulnerabilities' in Zoom products. The CERT-IN advisory expressed concerns that a successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote …

Centre issues hacker warning for Google Chrome for desktop users
2 years, 3 months ago

Centre issues hacker warning for Google Chrome for desktop users

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government has issued a high-risk warning to Google Chrome desktop users of remote hackers getting access to the system and executing malicious operations. The government agency cautions that a remote attacker could bypass security restriction and execute arbitrary code. CERT-IN cautioned in the vulnerability note, “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome for Desktop.” It added …

Chrome for Windows and Mac getting an important security fix, Google says update now
2 years, 3 months ago

Chrome for Windows and Mac getting an important security fix, Google says update now

India Today  

Google is rolling out an important update for Google Chrome's desktop client to address a highly dangerous zero-day vulnerability. Google says the Chrome desktop app for Mac, Linux, and Windows has been updated to version 105.0.5195.102 to patch the 'CVE-2022-3075' vulnerability. Details about the bug remain unclear, and Google says the information will be made public until a majority of …

High severity vulnerabilities detected in Google Chrome for the third time this month
2 years, 3 months ago

High severity vulnerabilities detected in Google Chrome for the third time this month

The Hindu  

Some versions of Chrome browser for desktop users may be prone to multiple vulnerabilities, according to Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In said vulnerabilities exist after free in network service, webSOL, layout, phonehub, browser tag, tab strip, splitscreen, passwords, sign-In flow heap buffer overflow in screen capture, WebUI, Exosphere and Window manager, inappropriate implementation in site isolation, Chrome OS lockscreen, pointer …

CERT-In issues alerts for vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS, TP-link router and Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center
2 years, 3 months ago

CERT-In issues alerts for vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS, TP-link router and Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center

The Hindu  

CERT-In on Thursday released notes for high severity vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS, and critical vulnerabilities in TP-Link router and Bitbucket Server and Data Center. In Google Chrome OS Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS LTS channel version have been reported due to use after free in Blink, browser creation, webUI, managed devices API and Chrome OS shell. In Bitbucket …

Government warns against multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS: Details
2 years, 3 months ago

Government warns against multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS: Details

Live Mint  

Google Chrome OS has multiple vulnerabilities that can allow hackers to cause a denial-of-service attack on the victim’s chromebook. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has spotted multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS LTS channel version prior to 96.0.4664.219. In its advisory, it says that “multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google ChromeOS which could allow a remote attacker to execute …

CERT-In identifies multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and Cisco
2 years, 4 months ago

CERT-In identifies multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and Cisco

The Hindu  

In Google Chrome These vulnerabilities can be exploited by remote attackers by sending specially crafted requests to the targeted systems. In Cisco networking software The vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products have reportedly been used by attackers to execute arbitrary code, access and disclose information and perform cross site scripting attacks on affected systems. The vulnerability that allows attackers to run …

CERT-In detects multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome, Edge browsers and Android OS
2 years, 4 months ago

CERT-In detects multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome, Edge browsers and Android OS

The Hindu  

These vulnerabilities can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the targeted systems compromising their security, CERT-In said. Inappropriate implementation of multiple APIs like Managed Device API, nearby share API, fullscreen and extensions API have led to these vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities have also been reported in Use after free in Omnibox, Safe Browsing, Tab Strip, Overview Mode, Nearby Share, Input, …

Beware! Google Chrome And Mozilla Firefox Browsers Found Ridden With High-Risk Bugs
2 years, 6 months ago

Beware! Google Chrome And Mozilla Firefox Browsers Found Ridden With High-Risk Bugs

ABP News  

Indian government's CERT-In or Computer Emergency Response Team has cautioned against multiple severe vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers that are capable of revealing sensitive private user information to remote attackers who can breach security protections. According to India's nodal agency that deals with cyber security threats, hacking and phishing, Google Chrome versions prior to 96.0.4664.209 are affected …

Govt. of India issues high-severity warning for Google Chrome & Firefox users, here’s how to stay safe
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt. of India issues high-severity warning for Google Chrome & Firefox users, here’s how to stay safe

Firstpost  

CERT-In has flagged certain versions of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox to be severely vulnerable to hackers and malicious programmes. The Computer Emergency Response Team of India or CERT-In has flagged a number of vulnerabilities in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. According to the government agency, these vulnerabilities allow hackers to install malicious programs that can steal sensitive user data, …

Govt Has A New Security Warning For Google Chrome Users: Update Now!
2 years, 7 months ago

Govt Has A New Security Warning For Google Chrome Users: Update Now!

News 18  

Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in the market, used by millions. According to the latest warning from India’s CERT-In cyber crime body, the Google Chrome version 100 carries a high-level security issue and it has asked everyone to update their Google Chrome browser to the 101 version right away. CERT-In warning mentions that any Google Chrome version …

Google Chrome Security Issue: Update Your Google Chrome Browser Immediately To Avoid Getting ‘Hacked’
2 years, 8 months ago

Google Chrome Security Issue: Update Your Google Chrome Browser Immediately To Avoid Getting ‘Hacked’

News 18  

Soon after Google rolled out an emergency update to Chrome browser version 99 to fix critical vulnerabilities in the internet browser, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a high severity advisory for internet users, warning users to update to the latest Google Chrome version 99.0.4844.84 immediately. “A vulnerability has been reported in Google Chrome, which could allow a …

Google warns Chrome users of a major security risk, rolls out update to prevent attack
3 years, 2 months ago

Google warns Chrome users of a major security risk, rolls out update to prevent attack

India Today  

Google has confirmed a critical security risk with Chrome and has warned users to update their web browser to the latest version. Termed CVE-2021-37973, the security lapse affects Chrome users on Linux, macOS as well as Windows, as noted in the blog. Google confirmed this in the blog, mentioning that “an exploit for CVE-2021-37973 exists in the wild.” Such types …

Chrome browser for Windows and Mac now receiving the latest update to patch new zero-day bug
3 years, 5 months ago

Chrome browser for Windows and Mac now receiving the latest update to patch new zero-day bug

India Today  

Google Chrome users are receiving a new security update that brings fixes for several issues with the browser. As pointed out by The Hacker News, this is the ninth zero-day vulnerability addressed by Google for its Chrome browser this year. Chrome users are suggested to update their browser to the latest version to avoid any exploitation of their data through …

Zoom Security Flaw Lets Hackers Take Control of Your PC, Patch to be Issued Soon
3 years, 8 months ago

Zoom Security Flaw Lets Hackers Take Control of Your PC, Patch to be Issued Soon

News 18  

Zoom has already had its fair share of cyber security issues for a lifetime, and the video conferencing app took a while to steady its ship on the security front after finding unexpected popularity due to the Covid-19-necessitated work from home mandates. Now, it appears to still have retained a critical security flaw that could allow threat actors with intent …

Zoom security flaw meant random people could have spied on your calls
4 years, 4 months ago

Zoom security flaw meant random people could have spied on your calls

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A security flaw with Zoom meant hackers could enter password-protected calls "in a …

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