Indian govt warns against bug in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge that can allow hackers to steal your data

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The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has released an alert against a bug in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers that could lead to users sensitive data being stolen..

As per the CERT-In website, the vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to obtain sensitive information, gain elevated privileges, and execute arbitrary code on the target system...

The warning has been detailed in vulnerability note CIVN-2023-0361 for Google Chrome for Desktop, and vulnerability note CIVN-2023-0362 for Microsoft Edge browser...

The advisory also cautions that a remote attacker might leverage these weaknesses by transmitting a specially crafted request to a user of the vulnerable Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers...

Researchers from CERT-In identified numerous vulnerabilities in Samsung products that present substantial risks, potentially enabling attackers to circumvent security measures, gain access to sensitive information, and execute arbitrary code on targeted systems..

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