Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks


Apple and Google have released several software updates to protect against a hacking campaign targeting an unknown number of their users.

On Wednesday, Google released patches for a handful of security bugs in its Chrome browser, noting that one of the bugs was being actively exploited by hackers before the company had time to patch it. Unusually for Google, the company provided no further details at the time.

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Source:  TechCrunch News


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