Chrome Under Siege: Google Rushes to Patch Seventh Zero-Day of 2024
Google has released a critical security update for Chrome to address a new zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-4947, which is currently being exploited in the wild. This marks the seventh zero-day exploit patched by the company since the beginning of 2024. The vulnerability involves a type confusion flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine. Alongside this high-profile fix, Google addressed a total of 230 vulnerabilities in its latest security sweep, emphasizing the ongoing struggle to stay ahead of sophisticated cyberattacks targeting web browsers.