Google Chrome users urged to install major update following North Korea hack warning
dailystar.co.ukGoogle Chrome and Microsoft Edge have been told to update their browsers as soon as possible in order to protect themselves from hackers.Google has discovered a major security hole known as a 'zero day' exploit, which means hackers were able to get their hands on it before Google discovered it.It impacts anyone on Windows, Mac or Linux computers, and requires an update containing 11 security fixes, nine of which have been assigned a 'high' threat level and one even labelled 'critical'.Google said a similar zero-day vulnerability was used by North Korea to hack the browsers of US tech, finance, and news companies earlier this year.Google was light on details, as sharing information about how the bug works could make it more dangerous in the hands of hackers.
The company said: “Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix."However, it said the previous zero-day exploit was used in "campaigns targeting U.S.
based organisations spanning news media, IT, cryptocurrency, and fintech industries."It added: “However, other organizations and countries may have been targeted.
One of the campaigns has direct infrastructure overlap with a campaign targeting security researchers... The exploit was patched on 14 February, 2022.
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