Google has released an emergency security update for its Chrome browser.
The update includes a patch released four days earlier for a vulnerability which Google say is already being exploited. The easiest way to update Chrome is to allow it to update automatically, but you can end up lagging behind if you never close the browser or if something goes wrong—such as an extension stopping you from updating the browser.
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Source: Malwarebytes Labs
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