{"id":416808,"date":"2022-03-14T19:28:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T16:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-warns-billions-of-chrome-users-about-rising-number-of-attacks\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T19:28:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T16:28:59","slug":"google-warns-billions-of-chrome-users-about-rising-number-of-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-warns-billions-of-chrome-users-about-rising-number-of-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google warns billions of Chrome users about rising number of attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bb91f39aa5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bb91f39aa5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-warns-billions-of-chrome-users-about-rising-number-of-attacks\/#%E2%80%9CGoogle_warns_billions_of_Chrome_users_about_rising_number_of_attacks%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Google warns billions of Chrome users about rising number of attacks&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogle_warns_billions_of_Chrome_users_about_rising_number_of_attacks%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google warns billions of Chrome users about rising number of attacks&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Chrome-feature.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Google has issued a chilling warning to the 2.6 billion people who use its Chrome web browser.<\/p>\n<p>The US tech titan told fans last week to expect a rise in the number of reported cyberattacks in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Taylor, a member of Chrome\u2019s Security Team, explained the increase in a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/security.googleblog.com\/2022\/03\/whats-up-with-in-wild-exploits-plus.html\">blog post<\/a>\u00a0on March 10.<\/p>\n<p>He was prompted to write the post in response to increasing reports of exploits found \u201cin the wild\u201d by Google\u2019s network of researchers.<\/p>\n<p>Those are the software vulnerabilities that are actively being used by cybercrooks to break into Chrome and attack users.<\/p>\n<p>Google reports the exploits it finds in a regular blog <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are a regular reader of our Chrome release blog, you may have noticed that phrases like \u2018exploit for CVE-1234-567 exists in the wild\u2019 have been <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing more often recently,\u201d Taylor wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the rise in cyberattack reports is likely a result of two factors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the increase may initially seem concerning, it\u2019s important to understand the reason behind this trend.\u201d Taylor wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s because there are many more exploits in the wild, it could point to a worrying trend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cOn the other hand, if we\u2019re simply gaining more visibility into exploitation by attackers, it\u2019s actually a good thing!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good because it means we can respond by providing bug fixes to our users faster, and we can learn more about how real attackers operate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, which is it? It\u2019s likely a little of both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The number of in-the-wild exploits, also known as \u201czero days\u201d, discovered by researchers more than <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>led between 2019 and 2021, according to data from Google\u2019s Project Zero cybersecurity lab.<\/p>\n<p>The dramatic rise in Chrome\u2019s popularity in recent years may partly be to blame, Taylor said, as it makes the browser a more attractive prospect for cyber attacks due to its large base of potential victims.<\/p>\n<p>Also responsible for the rise is the increased complexity of browsers such as Chrome as PCs and smartphones become smarter.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor explained that hackers increasingly need multiple attacks to break through Chrome\u2019s defenses.<\/p>\n<p>This is due to its security team\u2019s decision to separate running programs so that attacks cannot spread between vulnerable parts of the browser.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly now has to use more bugs than they previously did,\u201d Taylor wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor exactly the same level of attacker success, we\u2019d see more in-the-wild bugs reported over time, as we add more layers of defense that the attacker needs to bypass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For its part, Chrome is accelerating its release cycles to try and slash the time between an exploit\u2019s discovery and its patch launch.<\/p>\n<p>That gap has already dropped from 35 days in Chrome 76 to an average of 18 days today, with plans in place to reduce this further in future.<\/p>\n<p>Users can keep their PCs protected by ensuring they keep their browsers up to date with the latest software releases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbove all,\u201d Taylor wrote. \u201cIf Chrome is reminding you to update, please do!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To update Chrome, open the browser and\u00a0click the More icon (three vertical dots) in\u00a0the top right.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4888731\/google-warns-chrome-users-attacks\/\">on The Sun<\/a> and was reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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