Google Chrome Users Beware! Update App To Avoid Hacking Risk

New Delhi: Google has advised users to immediately install the security update in their Chrome browser to protect themselves against a critical bug being exploited by hackers.

The tech giant said it was aware of reports that an exploit for ‘CVE-2022-3075’ exists in the wild, referring to the vulnerability as “Insufficient Data Validation in Mojo”. reported by an anonymous security researcher.

The company said it has released a security patch for Google Chrome users on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems that will roll out in the coming days/weeks.

“Access to bug details and links may be restricted until the majority of users receive the fix,” Google said in a security update.

“We will also retain restrictions if a bug exists in a third-party library that other projects depend on similarly but has not yet been fixed,” it added.

This is the sixth zero-day vulnerability Chrome has faced so far this year.

Chrome users now need to relaunch their browser to enable the latest security update.

This latest update comes just days after Google released Chrome version 105 on August 30.

“We would like to thank all the security researchers who worked with us throughout development to prevent security flaws from reaching the stable channel,” the company said.