Today (Wednesday), the National Cybersecurity Indicative Center of the National Cybersecurity Authority issued a high-risk security warning regarding an update in the Google Chrome browser.
The center revealed that Google has issued an update to address a number of vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser for Windows, Mac and Linux systems, indicating that the declared security threats consist in enabling the attacker to exploit the vulnerability to implement malicious software.
With regard to preventive measures, the center recommended updating the browser to version 93.0.4577.63, as Google issued an explanation for the necessary update via the following link: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31. html, indicating that the browser supports automatic updating to the latest available version.
The center stated that the update method is as follows: Open “Chrome”, then at the top left of the screen click on More > Help > About Google Chrome, explaining that the current version number is the set of numbers below the word “Google Chrome”, then Chrome will search for Updates and it will update automatically, then click on restart.
Okaz (Jeddah)