New Delhi: Gone are the days when you had to physically visit a place to get information about anything and everything. Now every information is available on Google. With the increasing adoption, the risk of data threats is also increasing. As we know that billions of users around the world use the famous web browser Google Chrome. Cyber security company Imperva Red has discovered a vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers that put the data of more than 2.5 billion users at risk.
According to the company, a vulnerability named CVE-2022-3656 allows the theft of personal information such as cloud provider logins and crypto wallets. According to the blog, the vulnerability was discovered during an assessment of how the browser interacts with the file system, with widespread flaws primarily related to how the browser handles symlinks. ,Also read: Bad news for borrowers! SBI hikes lending rates by up to 10 bps– Check new rates here,
A symbolic link is a type of file that points to another file or directory, according to Imperva Red. The linked file or directory can then be treated by the operating system as if it existed where the symlink is. It claims that a symlink can be helpful for creating shortcuts, changing file paths, or for more flexible file organization. ,Also read: Tips and tricks: Follow these 5 ways to save income tax,
If they are not managed properly, these linkages can also be used to expose vulnerabilities.
The company explains how Google is affecting Chrome by saying that a hacker may have created a false website promoting a new crypto wallet service. Websites can trick a user into creating a new wallet, by asking them to download their “recovery” key.