Google releases emergency Chrome fix for zero-day bug

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Google releases emergency Chrome fix for zero-day bug
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Google releases emergency Chrome fix for zero-day bug

The company is aware of an existing in-the-wild exploit for the vulnerability

Google has issued emergency patches to patch a security vulnerability that it says is actively being exploited in the wild in its Chrome web browser. According to the company, the Stable channel...

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