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Technology
Anthony Spadafora

Chrome, Safari and other browsers vulnerable to 0.0.0.0 Day vulnerability — what you need to know

Google Chrome logo on laptop.

It’s not every day that we come across a vulnerability that’s almost two decades old but cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new zero-day flaw that impacts all major browsers.

As reported by The Hacker News, the Israeli app security firm Oligo found what it’s calling a “0.0.0.0 Day” that can be exploited by hackers to access sensitive services running on local devices. The most surprising thing about this critical vulnerability though is that it has laid dormant in popular browsers for 18 years.

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