Chrome users need to update their browsers immediately as Google addresses a critical vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting. Additional security measures are recommended.

Less than 1% of Chrome Android page loads use HTTP, and Google plans to make HTTPS-first mode default for all users. Variants exist that warn only on public sites but allow local network exceptions (e.g., internal IPs).

This latest incident marks the fourth actively exploited zero-day vulnerability fixed in Chrome this year. It follows three other security flaws: CVE-2025-2783 disclosed in March, CVE-2025-4664 patched in May, and CVE-2025-5419 addressed in June. Each of these vulnerabilities were considered critical and patched through emergency updates.

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Security researchers have discovered 11 malicious Google Chrome extensions that have collectively been downloaded over 1.7 million times. These extensions, available on the Chrome Web Store, are capable of tracking user activity and redirecting them to dangerous websites.