Russia & China-Linked Hackers Exploiting WinRAR Vulnerability, Google Warns
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) found Russian and Chinese state-backed hackers exploiting a patched WinRAR vulnerability.
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Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) found Russian and Chinese state-backed hackers exploiting a patched WinRAR vulnerability.
The concerns show how Google wishes to avoid business harm from software it launched in competition with ChatGPT.
By Ryan Naraine on February 05, 2021 Google late Thursday night shipped an emergency patch to close a Chrome browser vulnerability that was being used in mysterious zero-day attacks. The Google Chrome patch, which is being pushed via the browser’s automatic self-patching, covers a critical vulnerability in V8, Google’s JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. The “high-risk” vulnerability affects users on Windows, MacOS and Linux platforms. The Google advisory is scant on details: High CVE-2021-21148: Heap buffer overflow in V8. Reported by Mattias Buelens on 2021-01-24 Google is aware...