Google Warns Users of Hacking Attacks

In these days when the severity of the attacks on Chrome is increasing, Google is now two critical hacks confirmed his attack.

In a new post he made, Google; 12th and 13th of this year. ‘Day Zero’ (Zero-Day) vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-37975 and CVE-2021-37976) also exist and Linux, macOS and windows announced that it affects its users. Zero-day attacks are pretty common before Google releases any fixes as it means these vulnerabilities are known to hackers. critical is of importance. This means that Chrome users in danger means it is.

Not many details about the attacks are known yet.

In accordance with the protocol, Google allows Chrome users to upgrade to the new version. provide time For now, it restricts information on both attacks for the time being. Along with another ‘High’ rated threat, the only details the company has released regarding the attacks are as follows:

• High school — CVE-2021-37974 : Use after release in Safe Browsing. Reported by Weipeng Jiang of Codesafe Team of Legendsec at Qi’anxin Group on 2021-09-01
• High school — CVE-2021-37975 : Use after release in V8. Reported by Anonymous on 2021-09-24
• Middle — CVE-2021-37976 : Information leak in kernel. Reported by Clément Lecigne of Google TAG with technical support from Sergei Glazunov and Mark Brand of Google Project Zero in 2021-09-21

In particular, the first zero-day attack has been targeted multiple times by hackers over the past few months. ‘Use-After-Free’ (UAF) It was a security vulnerability. UAF vulnerabilities are memory exploits that occur when a program fails to clear pointer memory after it has been released. September and October In the same months, double-digit UAF attacks were detected in Chrome.

Google took action against attacks

In response to the attacks, Google took a critical update published; but don’t distribute company users gradual will happen somehow, so everyone immediately feels can’t protect instantly warned about. Are you protected or not? Settings > Help > About Google ChromeYou can check by going to . Which version of Chrome are you using? 94.0.4606.71 or higher You don’t have to worry if it happens, you’re safe. But if the update is not yet available for your browser, all you need to do is check if the new version is available. regularly check.

It is worth noting that without forgetting; Chrome even after update not safe until reboot. While Google is quick to fix Chrome hacks, hackers can target Chrome users who don’t realize they’re still vulnerable after the update is installed. That’s exactly why it might be good for you to go and check your browser.