Google advises urgent Chrome update due to vulnerabilities

24.08.2024 17:03

Google has demanded that Chrome users urgently update the browser due to vulnerabilities discovered in it.

It is emphasized that the problem can be exploited by fraudsters.

Google representatives explained: “This is the ninth vulnerability found in a year, so we have released a new update that needs to be installed,” as reported by the 4pda.to portal.

It is emphasized that, in particular, this concerns the “type confusion” flaw, which actively exploits an error in the JavaScript engine.

What is important to remember

It also informs that the problem in question was first discovered last month.

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A similar vulnerability was discovered by Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center and Security Response Center.

As experts explained, to update Chrome, users may need to go to “Settings”, then to the “Help” tab.

Next, you need to select the item "About Google Chrome". After that, the update will start downloading. When it is complete, you need to restart Chrome.

Author: Margarita Sadkovskaya Editor of Internet resources