Why users should update Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers

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 maliciously crafted website. The bug could also impact Electron-based applications, as the program exploiting it are essentially web pages opened in the Chromium built into the application, Kaspersky said in a blog post. Since it is standard Google policy to not share details of a security bug until most users have updated their browsers, details of the security bug are yet to be made public.