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

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).

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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Microsoft’s support for Windows 10 will expire on October 14th, 2025, after which users can get an extra year of security updates under certain conditions, such as having a Microsoft account or paying a $30 fee.