Google Chrome zero-day hack Google warns of hack, update Chrome immediately
Google Chrome zero-day hack: If you also use Google’s Chrome browser like 2 billion people of the world, then there is a bad news for you. The company has said that they have received an exploit for CVE-2021-37973. This is a zero-day exploit, which means cybercriminals managed to take advantage of it before Google knew it.
Google has warned Chrome users to update their browsers after the hack was discovered. This zero day hack puts almost all Google Chrome users at risk of being hacked. The company itself has confirmed the hack in a blog post after the exploit was discovered.
“We had earlier issued a warning about a zero-day exploit called CVE-2021-30563 and now another similar exploit has come to the fore, which is equally dangerous, if not more, than the first one. The name of this Exploit is CVE-2021-37973.
Google Chrome zero-day hack
In its blog, Google stated that this is an exploit of CVE-2021-37973. The great thing about the company’s blog is that this hack of Google Chrome was found by Google employees and not by a third party. It is a zero-day exploit. Cybercriminals were able to take advantage of this before Google knew about it and released patches to fix it. The scale of this problem can be estimated from the fact that Google Chrome has over 2.65 billion users worldwide.
The company has released a patch to fix this problem and has told users that the sooner they can upgrade their browser, the better. Google has also stated its threat perception or exploit rankings.
- How to check if your Google Chrome browser is secure:
- Go to Google Chrome Settings
- Go to the About section of Google Chrome in Help
- Check Your Chrome Version Here
- Google Chrome version 94.0.4606.61 or higher is secure
If you do not have this version, you will find the update here.
In its note at the bottom of the blog, Google told users it would keep the details of the hack a secret until everyone gets the upgrade. “Access to bug details and links may be restricted until the majority of users are updated with fixes,” it said.
