Google has released an urgent update to plug a previously undiscovered security flaw that has left users of its Chrome browser open to attack from hackers.
Google have reportedly acknowledged that this vulnerability is being actively exploited but have kept quiet on specific details to prevent further abuse.
All we know is that the flaw, which has been classed as ‘high-severity’, concerns a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript engine, reports the Hacker News website.