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Google Chrome gets another security makeover

By | February 16, 2012, 12:51pm PST

Summary: As part of its bug bounty program, Google doled out $6,837 to purchase the rights to information on the Chrome security vulnerabilities.

Google has shipped another Chrome browser update to fix several gaping security holes.

The most serious of the patched vulnerabilities could allow remote hacker attacks via specially rigged Web sites.follow Ryan Naraine on twitter

The update also includes a new version of Adobe Flash Player, which was recently updated to cover multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.

The latest Chrome 17.0.963.56 is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame.

As part of its bug bounty program, Google doled out $6,837 to purchase the rights to information on the Chrome security vulnerabilities.

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Ryan Naraine is a journalist and social media enthusiast specializing in Internet and computer security issues.

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Ryan Naraine

Ryan Naraine is a journalist and social media enthusiast specializing in Internet and computer security issues. He is currently security evangelist at Kaspersky Lab, an anti-malware company with operations around the globe. He is taking a leadership role in developing the company's online community initiative around secure content management technologies.

Prior to joining Kaspersky Lab, Ryan was Editor-at-Large/Security at eWEEK, leading the magazine's and Web site's coverage of Internet and computer security issues and managing the popular SecurityWatch blog, covering the daily threats, vulnerabilities and IT security technologies. He also covered IT security, hacker attacks and secure content management topics for Jupiter Media's internetnetnews.com.

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m0o0o0o0o 17th Feb
Isn't it amazing that Google pays so little for each vulnerability? You would think that if the black market for such things is lucrative that researchers would go there instead...
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Nikata 17th Feb
Oh, a new version is available, I should update my chrome.
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m0o0o0o0o 17th Feb
@Nikata +1 for awesomeness.
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m0o0o0o0o 17th Feb
Isn't it amazing that Google pays so little for each vulnerability? You would think that if the black market for such things is lucrative that researchers would go there instead...

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