Indian Govt Warns These Chrome Users About Major Security Issue: Should You Worry?

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Last Updated:October 30, 2024, 11:24 IST

Google Chrome on Windows, macOS and more platforms have some issues that need your immediate action.

The new Chrome alert from the Indian govt is aimed at the desktop users

Google Chrome continues to face new security threats and now a major warning alert has been issued by the Indian government this month. The latest Chrome security warning dated October 28, comes via the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with a high severity ranking, which ought to get millions of Chrome users in the country extremely concerned.

Chrome Security Alert: What Is The Issue

The CERT-In bulletin explains, “these vulnerabilities exist in Google Chrome due to Inappropriate implementation in Extensions and Type Confusion in V8. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted web page.”

These issues have been reported earlier this year, and it seems Google is still finding it hard to fix the breaches and keep it secure from hackers. Even then, any successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system, the agency mentions.

To explain in simple words, if the hacker manages to bypass the security of the system and exploit these issues, they can get the victim to visit a targeted malicious website which can be very dangerous.

What should Chrome users do about this new alert? Firstly, if you have Chrome on either Windows, macOS or a Linux machine, you need to make sure these versions of the browser are not running on your system:

– Google Chrome versions prior to 130.0.6723.69/.70 for Window and Mac

– Google Chrome versions prior to 130.0.6723.69 for Linux

Chrome Security Warning: How To Update Version

To be safe, users must download the latest available software update for Google Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux. You can do this by heading over to the three-dot menu on Chrome – Settings – About – Update Chrome. Google has listed the security fixes that come with the stable channel update.