Chrome users need to update their browsers immediately as Google addresses a critical vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting. Additional security measures are recommended.

If you’re on Android 16, Google has announced that users can get better security on Chrome with Advanced Protection.

Less than 1% of Chrome Android page loads use HTTP, and Google plans to make HTTPS-first mode default for all users. Variants exist that warn only on public sites but allow local network exceptions (e.g., internal IPs).

Prevent Chrome from silently checking your PC for Windows 11 readiness and keep your hardware details off Google’s radar.

This latest incident marks the fourth actively exploited zero-day vulnerability fixed in Chrome this year. It follows three other security flaws: CVE-2025-2783 disclosed in March, CVE-2025-4664 patched in May, and CVE-2025-5419 addressed in June. Each of these vulnerabilities were considered critical and patched through emergency updates.

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