Google Chrome issues urgent warning as ‘high-level threats’ are targeting your web browser – here’s what you need to do

AN urgent Google Chrome warning has been issued as various “high-level threats” are targeting the popular web browser.

Google revealed that 15 out of 20 new vulnerabilities are considered “high level threats,” affecting Lunux, macOS and Windows users.

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The new report brings Google’s number of total Chrome hacks to 45 in the last three weeks.

The hacks show a consistency in that they all follow a “Use-After-Free” (UAF) pattern, which are “memory exploits created when a program fails to clear the pointer to the memory after it’s freed,” according to Forbes.

Another popular hack attack is through heap buffer overflow flaws, inducing a memory overflow creating critical structures to be overwritten, the outlet says.

HOW TO STAY SAFE

According to Google, users can stay safe with a new version of Chrome: 96.0.4664.93, which “will roll out over the coming days/weeks.”

Because the version may not be available immediately, Google recommends you check regularly for the update through Settings – Help – About Google Chrome. Any version above 96.0.4664.93 is considered safe.

You must restart your browser for the update to take effect.

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CHROME BROWSER CHANGE

The revelation comes after Google Chrome users are warned to change the browser as soon as possible amid fears highly sensitive data is being harvested.

Phone data is reportedly at risk of being passed on without users even realizing it, claims a cyber-security expert.

Forbes reports this latest Big Tech privacy nightmare could give users a reason to delete Chrome from their phones.

It comes as Facebook is being accused of mining peoples’ critical private data using accelerometer data as a means to pinpoint locations and quietly trail app users and monitor activities. 

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk