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As per the latest reports, more than 5.52 billion people have access to the internet and among them, around 66.6 per cent, approximately 3.65 billion use Google Chrome to browse the web.
While users are warned not to venture deep into dark web, it is also imperative for platform providers such as Google, Microsft and others to keep their browsers up-to-date with the latest security mechanisms for protection against cyber threats.
It has come to light that Google Chrome, a version of Windows, macOS, and Linux-based computers, has a security vulnerability. Hackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code and cause the system to crash, reported Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In).
"This vulnerability exists in Google Chrome due to 'Use after gree in Site Isolation. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this by persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitarry code on the targeted system," CERT-in noted.
Google has acknowledged the issue and has rolled out the update to affected versions -- 135.0.7049.84/.85 (for Windows, Mac) and 135.0.7049.84 for Linux), respectively.
Also, Google has offered a $4000 (approx. Rs 3,44, 386) reward to Sven Dysthe for detecting the vulnerability-CVE-2025-30669 (Use after free in Site Isolation)- in Chrome.
Chrome users are advised to update their browser to the latest version to safeguard themselves from cyber threats.
In a related development, Google has released the April 2025 update with security patches to fix 62 vulnerabilities in Android phones.
Among the 62 security issues, two vulnerabilities- CVE-2024-53150 and CVE-2024-53197- are said to be zero-day bugs. They were said to be exploited by hackers for targeted attacks on Android phone users.
For the uninitiated, zero-day means a software security vulnerability where the concerned experts (in this case, engineers at Google) were previously unaware of its existence, but some hackers may have exploited it to attack systems.
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