Google fixes fifth –zero-day vulnerability in Chrome’s latest security update
7 months, 1 week ago

Google fixes fifth –zero-day vulnerability in Chrome’s latest security update

The Hindu  

Google released a security update for Chrome to fix a zero-day vulnerability. The security vulnerability was being exploited in the wild, and could result in data leakage, code execution and crashes in the software. The flaw can be misused to access data by other software or components and could result in data leakage, code execution and crashes in the software. Google Chrome automatically checks and updates when security fixes are available, however, users can check if they are running the updated software.

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Apple, Google to fix a decade-old flaw that could compromise security on their browsers: Report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple, Google to fix a decade-old flaw that could compromise security on their browsers: Report

The Hindu  

Apple will reportedly fix an 18-year-old exploit in its latest update for the Safari browser. Known as the ‘0.0.0’ security vulnerability, the exploit can be used by websites to send malicious requests to a browser. These malicious requests can be used by attackers to access internal private networks available on the victims’ device, opening their organisations network to a plethora …

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 …

Google urges millions of Chrome users to update browsers NOW after uncovering flaw that lets hackers take over computers
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google urges millions of Chrome users to update browsers NOW after uncovering flaw that lets hackers take over computers

Daily Mail  

Google has urged millions of Chrome users to update their browsers after uncovering a malicious attack that lets hackers take control of computers. Google has issued a 'critical' Chrome update to protect users from cyberattacks Google confirmed that Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and the People's Republic of China had instigated many of the hacks Google reported that the flaw in …

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 …

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 …

Google fixes mulitple vulnerabilities in Android’s security update: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

Google fixes mulitple vulnerabilities in Android’s security update: Report

The Hindu  

Google released fixes for 54 unique vulnerabilities, including two known to have been actively exploited, in its Android security update. Of the 54 fixes concerning Android 11 through 13, five were rated critical, and two concerned remote code execution issues. The update from Google follows the standard system of releasing two patch levels, one that focuses on core Android components, …

Patched bugs in Apple and Google software exploited in spyware attacks: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

Patched bugs in Apple and Google software exploited in spyware attacks: Report

The Hindu  

Security bugs in Apple’s iOS and Google’s Chrome were found to have been exploited by threat actors to infect devices with Cytrox’s Predator spyware. The bugs, that were recently patched, were abused as part of an exploit chain to install the spyware, Citizen Lab and Google’s Threat Analysis Group shared in a blog post. Some of the domains used to …

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 …

Google Chrome to get weekly updates to combat security threats
1 year, 4 months ago

Google Chrome to get weekly updates to combat security threats

The Hindu  

Google is reducing the patch gap for Chromium, the open-sourced project which powers Chrome and other browsers. The Chromium open-source project allows anyone to view its source code and scrutinize developer discussions, updates, and fixes made by contributors in real-time. The company, in 2020, reduced the average time between patches from 35 days to bi-weekly updates to reduce the risk …

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 fixes 8th zero-day vulnerability of 2022. Details here
2 years ago

Google fixes 8th zero-day vulnerability of 2022. Details here

Hindustan Times  

Google has released a crucial security update for the desktop version of Chrome web browser that fixes another zero-day vulnerability. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-4135 exists in the wild,” read blog post on Thursday. According to a report by Livemint on Saturday, the update would start rolling out over the coming days and weeks and Chrome users …

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 …

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 …

Here’s why you must update Google Chrome on your laptop
2 years, 3 months ago

Here’s why you must update Google Chrome on your laptop

Live Mint  

Google has released a critical update for the Google Chrome browser that fixes a security bug in it. In order to secure customer’s data and privacy online, it is important that users must update to the latest version of Google Chrome. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend …

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 …

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 Chrome rolls out critical security update, users urged to download immediately
3 years ago

Google Chrome rolls out critical security update, users urged to download immediately

India Today  

Google has released a critical update to the Chrome browser that improves its security by patching a zero-day vulnerability that attackers are reportedly already exploiting. In the latest release notes, Google said the new Chrome browser version is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. And since attackers are already exploiting this vulnerability, your personal data, as well as your computer, …

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 …

Google rolls security update for Chrome, fixes zero-day exploit in V8 JavaScript engine
3 years, 5 months ago

Google rolls security update for Chrome, fixes zero-day exploit in V8 JavaScript engine

Firstpost  

Google says that the Stable channel has been updated to 91.0.4472.164 for Windows, Mac and Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. Google is rolling out a massive new update with security fixes for Chrome web browser. The update also includes a fix of the zero-day exploit in its V8 JavaScript engine. For the uninitiated, a zero-day exploit …

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 …

Kaspersky reports that highly targeted attacks are using Microsoft Windows and Chrome zero-days
3 years, 6 months ago

Kaspersky reports that highly targeted attacks are using Microsoft Windows and Chrome zero-days

Firstpost  

Experts at Kaspersky, earlier this year, had discovered several highly targeted attacks against multiple companies utilising a previously undiscovered chain of Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome zero-day exploits. The two exploited vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows OS kernel were Elevation of Privilege vulnerability CVE-2021-31956 and Information Disclosure vulnerability CVE-2021-31955. While Kaspersky researchers couldn’t retrieve remote execution code for the exploit, …

Google Planning to Push Chrome Updates Every Four Weeks Instead of Current Six-Week Cycle
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Planning to Push Chrome Updates Every Four Weeks Instead of Current Six-Week Cycle

News 18  

Google updates its web browser Chrome every six weeks, be it an update related to security, stability, and speed. Apart from this, Google said that it will release smaller security focused updates every two weeks now. ?As we have improved our testing and release processes for Chrome, and deployed bi-weekly security updates to improve our patch gap, it became clear …

Google Releases Chrome Update That Patches a Zero-Day Vulnerability
3 years, 10 months ago

Google Releases Chrome Update That Patches a Zero-Day Vulnerability

News 18  

Google has released version 88.0.4324.150 of its Google Chrome browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The latest update for Chrome comes with an important fix for a zero-day vulnerability that is said to have been exploited actively. The zero-day vulnerability, which was identified as ‘CVE-2021-21148’ was described as a “head overflow” memory corruption bug in the V8 JavaScript engine. Just …

Google patches two actively exploited Chrome zero-day bugs
4 years, 1 month ago

Google patches two actively exploited Chrome zero-day bugs

The Hindu  

Google on Wednesday released an update for Chrome to patch two zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in the wild. While the first three vulnerabilities were discovered by Google’s security research team, the recent two bugs came to Google’s knowledge through anonymous sources. “We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to …

Google Chrome Getting a New Update That Fixes Two Critical Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Chrome Getting a New Update That Fixes Two Critical Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

News 18  

Google Chrome browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux is getting a new update that addresses two zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in the wild. Users can manually update the browser by heading to ‘more’ at the top right corner and then select update Google Chrome. Last week, Google addressed the second zero-day bug CVE-2020-16009 also residing in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. The …

Google Chrome Gets Second Security Update in Two Weeks That Fixes a Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Chrome Gets Second Security Update in Two Weeks That Fixes a Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability

News 18  

Google Chrome desktop browser is receiving a new security update that patches ten bugs with high-risk ratings. This is the second security update Google has released in the last two weeks that also addresses a zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2020-16009 on the browser. The zero-day vulnerability was found to be affecting Google Chrome desktop application for Windows, Mac and Linux …

Google discloses new zero-day vulnerability in Windows OS
4 years, 1 month ago

Google discloses new zero-day vulnerability in Windows OS

The Hindu  

Google has revealed a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows operating system that lets hackers to exploit it actively. Zero-day vulnerability, a software security flaw that is known to the software vendor but doesn’t have a patch in place to fix the flaw, was discovered by Google’s Project Zero security researchers. According to Google, the zero-day bug in the Windows Kernel …

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