Another alert for everyone who uses Chrome - quit your web browser immediately
It hasn't been a good month for Google's Chrome. Firstly, there was the recent news that a bug had been found within this popular browser, with users urged to install the latest version without delay. That alert was raised after hackers were found to have exploited the glitch in the wild making it an urgent release for the US technology giant.
This warning was then followed by the worrying news that 18 extensions had been found to be hiding dangerous malware that could allow hackers to watch and spy on private browsing sessions.
Millions are thought to be affected by this problem with many of the dangerous add-ons initially available to download via Google's Chrome Store. All have seen been blocked but anyone who has downloaded them already, is being urged to clear all browsing history and reset their software.
Now, to add to the Chrome pain, some more glitches have been discovered in this web-surfing software with one being given the dreaded zero-day tag. For those not aware, that basically means it has already been spotted by online crooks and is being used in the wild to attack unsuspecting users.
The bug was reported by Clément Lecigne and Vlad Stolyarov of Google's Threat Analysis Group with Google confirming that it is "aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-6558 exists in the wild".
It's now vital that those using Chrome check their settings and make sure they are running the very latest version of this software.
"The Stable channel has been updated to 138.0.7204.157/.158 for Windows, Mac and 138.0.7204.157 for Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks," Google explained.
If your PC has an older version than 138.0.7204.157/.158 then it's a good idea to quit things and reboot the browser. This will install any pending updates and make sure the software is safe.
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