Google Chrome: WARNING for MILLIONS of Users

Google Chrome is at the center of an important warning that targets millions of people around the world, here's what you need to know right now.

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Google Chrome it has a very important warning that targets millions of people all over the world, and that's because we're talking about a very serious situation that a lot of people need to know about. More precisely, it seems that there is a security problem in the Google Chrome browser that allows hackers to run unsigned code to steal people's data, something that of course represents a very serious problem for anyone using the browser.

Google Chrome has this vulnerability identified with the name CVE-2020-6519, it being discovered including in Opera and the Edge browser, on WIndows, Mac, Android operating systems, so iOS is exempt from problems. Google Chrome is affected by this problem until version 84 released in July, so any of those released before are vulnerable to the bug that was discovered by information security researchers.

Google Chrome: WARNING for MILLIONS of Users

Google Chrome has this problem discovered even in a system meant to ensure data security while surfing the Internet, so we are talking about a very serious situation. Many websites on the Internet use a system called CSP, Content Security Policy, to secure the data that is transmitted by them to users, and Google Chrome also has this system implemented for the safety of users, but here is that including in it they can there are problems that require quick solutions.

Google Chrome this vulnerability can be exploited if a hacker manages to gain access to the server of the website he is targeting, and modify its JavaScript code. Only then can Google Chrome be attacked using malicious code, so we are talking about a situation that is quite difficult to exploit in real life because it requires access to the websites' servers, but even so, the problem is a serious one.

Google Chrome has already solved the problem, just like other browsers, but it is still necessary for users to update their browsers to benefit from total protection.