Google Chrome zero-day exploited to send out spyware - here's what we know

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• Chrome zero-day exploited to target Russian institutions using Dante spyware
• Dante, linked to Memento Labs, enables sandbox escape and file theft
• Commercial spyware often sold to regimes targeting dissidents and journalists

A high-severity Google Chrome vulnerability was being abused as a zero-day, to target Russian media outlets, government organizations, educational and financial institutions, experts have said.