If you use Windows, Chrome is likely to be the default browser. Despite Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to lure users to the Edge and the rising threat of AI browsers, Google’s browser remains dominant. However, Chrome is a victim of its own success. Because attackers are aware that you are likely to have it installed, it is the ideal entry point for them to gain access to your PC and your data.
That is why you are seeing a series of zero-day alerts and emergency updates. This is also why the FBI is warning about the major threat posed by fraudulent Chrome updates. As part of the “ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors,” the FBI and CISA, America’s cyber defence agency, have issued their latest warning.
The latest advisory addresses the recent rise in Interlock ransomware attacks. And, while the majority of the advice is aimed at individuals in charge of securing corporate networks and enforcing IT policies, it also includes a caution for PC users. Ransomware assaults require an entry point, or “initial access.” And if you have a PC (or smartphone) connected to your employer’s network, you are affected.
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