Update your Chrome, Safari browsers now, warns CERT-In

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued two separate statements via their public website, citing that certain versions of the Chrome and Safari web browsers were found to be susceptible to external attack. Issued on July 20, 2020, each statement individually deals with the possibility of a remote attack on Google Chrome and on Apple Safari respectively. The vulnerabilities in the browsers reportedly allow external hackers access to user’s devices.

CERT states that “a remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by creating a specially crafted webpage on the targeted system.”

To stem this problem, the agency has advised users to update their respective web browsers to the latest available versions.