{"id":20133,"date":"2025-10-23T02:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/indian-govt-issues-security-risk-alert-from-chrome-windows-and-mac-users-whats-the-issue-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T02:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:55:13","slug":"indian-govt-issues-security-risk-alert-from-chrome-windows-and-mac-users-whats-the-issue-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/indian-govt-issues-security-risk-alert-from-chrome-windows-and-mac-users-whats-the-issue-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Govt Issues Security Risk Alert From Chrome Windows And Mac Users: What\u2019s The Issue? | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9652752\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 23, 2025, 07:40 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9652752\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1307653750 asubttl-schema\">Chrome security issue has been alerted by the Indian government for the Windows and mac users and here&#8217;s what it says.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1307653750 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chrome security risk for Windows and Mac users, and they are being warned.\" title=\"Chrome security risk for Windows and Mac users, and they are being warned.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1307653750\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chrome security risk for Windows and Mac users, and they are being warned.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google Chrome has one more major security issue that has been flagged by the company and now the Indian government is sharing the alert with millions of users in the country. The latest Chrome security warning this month comes via the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with a high severity ranking, which is never good news, especially when it involves a highly popular product like Chrome in question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The web browser running on Windows and Mac is facing these concerns that can be exploited in dangerous ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Chrome Security Issue: What The Warning Says<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The security agency has reiterated the issues facing the Google browser that is running on machines across the globe and used for both personal and business use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cThis vulnerability exists in Google Chrome due to Inappropriate implementation in V8. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request on the targeted system,&#8221; the alert highlights the main issue with the browser that needs an immediate fix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">You could say these components are highly sophisticated but the company has clearly spotted something wrong that can become a problem for anybody using the browser and targeted by the hackers. And that\u2019s who the security issue could be used to target. You have both end users as well as businesses using Chrome for desktop likely to be affected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><strong>Chrome Security Issue: Who Is At Risk?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The agency has offered more details about the risk and the Chrome versions that are affected by the vulnerabilities:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google Chrome versions prior to 141.0.7390.122\/.123 for Windows and Mac<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Google Chrome versions prior to 141.0.7390.122 for Linux<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">If your system (Windows or Mac) has any of these Chrome versions running, update right away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>How To Update Chrome?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As the drill goes, Google knows about these issues and offers a new version to fix them. Users now must download the latest available software update for Google Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux. You can do this by heading over to the three-dot menu on Chrome \u2013 Settings \u2013 About \u2013 Update Chrome.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"S Aadeetya\" title=\"S Aadeetya\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1307653750 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1307653750 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 23, 2025, 07:40 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1307653750 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Indian Govt Issues Security Risk Alert From Chrome Windows And Mac Users: What\u2019s The Issue?<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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Chrome security risk for Windows and Mac users, and they are being warned. Google Chrome has one more major security issue that has been flagged by the company&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}