Google Chrome detected a bug that loaded 100% of the processor

Jerome Segura, security expert, reported to Twitter a known vulnerability in Google Chrome.

If some JavaScript code is on a fraudulent page, the browser starts wasting CPU resources quickly. This leads to its full load and the appearance of "brakes" in the work of the entire computer. Exit the browser via the interface becomes impossible – it is necessary to disable the process via the Windows Task Manager.

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For their actions, the fraudulent code uses the capture of browser history (transitions between websites). pages by the "Previous" and "Next" buttons). Google experts know the malicious use of this feature and are working on the update.

At the same time, the bug does not affect the Mozilla Firefox browser.

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