Google Chrome will automatically be updated over the next few days after Google reveals the web browser was hacked.
(Picture: Nathana Rebouças/Unsplash)Google has warned of a new Chrome hack targeting Windows and Android users, in the fourth attack so far this year.
In a blog post Google said that a new update will include four security fixes. But it also said that “an exploit for CVE-2022-2294 exists in the wild.”
It has been described as a heap buffer overflow in RTC but Google will release more information once most users have had a chance to update their browser.
Google says the Stable channel has been updated to 103.0.5060.114 for Windows, which will roll out over the next few weeks.
But Windows users can take a step now to make sure they’re protected right away, by updating their browser.
How to update Google Chrome
To make sure their browser is immediately protected, users can manually update Chrome.
Google Chrome can be updated by opening the browser and clicking the three vertical dots in the top right-hand corner of the window.
Then, users should hover over “Help” and and press “About Google Chrome.”
Once this page is open, Chrome will automatically update. But users need to wait for the update to finish before pressing “Relaunch,” which will restart the browser and complete the update.
In May, Google announced that Google Chrome was successfully hacked after it discovered 30 security flaws. Seven of the flaws posed a “high” threat to users.
Google revealed that a new update made improvements for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and fixed the security issues after the hack.
