Indian Govt Issues Security Risk Alert From Chrome Windows And Mac Users: What’s The Issue?

Google Chrome has one more major security issue that has been flagged by the company and now the Indian government is sharing the alert with millions of users in the country. The latest Chrome security warning this month comes via the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with a high severity ranking, which is never good news, especially when it involves a highly popular product like Chrome in question.

The web browser running on Windows and Mac is facing these concerns that can be exploited in dangerous ways. 

Chrome Security Issue: What The Warning Says 

The security agency has reiterated the issues facing the Google browser that is running on machines across the globe and used for both personal and business use.

“This vulnerability

exists in Google Chrome due to Inappropriate implementation in V8. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request on the targeted system,” the alert highlights the main issue with the browser that needs an immediate fix.

You could say these components are highly sophisticated but the company has clearly spotted something wrong that can become a problem for anybody using the browser and targeted by the hackers. And that’s who the security issue could be used to target. You have both end users as well as businesses using Chrome for desktop likely to be affected. 

Chrome Security Issue: Who Is At Risk? 

The agency has offered more details about the risk and the Chrome versions that are affected by the vulnerabilities: 

• Google Chrome versions prior to 141.0.7390.122/.123 for Windows and Mac
• Google Chrome versions prior to 141.0.7390.122 for Linux

If your system (Windows or Mac) has any of these Chrome versions running, update right away. 

How To Update Chrome? 

As the drill goes, Google knows about these issues and offers a new version to fix them. Users now 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.