Google has released an emergency update for its Chrome browser, following a warning issued by India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The warning mentioned 5 critical vulnerabilities in the web browser that could expose users’ personal information to hackers. Here are the details.
CERT-In has revealed that Chrome is home to multiple critical vulnerabilities that can be used by cybercriminals to remotely hack users’ computers or access their sensitive information. These include CVE-2021-4099, CVE-2021-4100, CVE-2021-4101, and CVE-2021-4102. Although the technical details about the vulnerabilities are currently unknown, these could potentially affect your privacy.
So, if you are a Chrome user and want to keep your computer and your sensitive information private, both Google, as well as the Indian government, recommend you update your browser to the latest version immediately. You can update your Chrome browser from the “About Chrome” section in the browser’s Settings menu.
