A recent report revealed that Google Chrome released an emergency update because a flaw in their security could mean your account gets hacked.
Users are being urged to update their devices immediately to avoid any security issues.
“Not only does updating your Chrome browser introduce new features, such as privacy and web tracking protection, but they also guard against critical security threats,” Mike Varley, cyber-expert and Threat Hunting Lead at Adarma, told The Sun.
Varley continued, saying: “The recent update from Google targets what is called a “zero-day. A zero-day is a vulnerability that has just been discovered, is known to attackers and is known to be actively being exploited. When this happens, it is a race against time to develop patches and protect end-users whilst they are rolled out.”
The Google blunder has been described as “high severity” by cyber-experts.
Not only Google users are at risk as the security breach also affects Microsoft Edge users. Microsoft has since pushed out a similar urgent update for its users.
The worry is that the blunder might have already been exploited, and updates have to be done as soon as possible.
Sources: MSN, Jacaranda FM
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