Incident Details
Google Chrome has released an emergency security fix for a zero-day flaw that has been exploited in the wild. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-7024, affects the desktop versions of the browser on Mac, Linux and Windows. It is the eighth actively exploited zero-day in Chrome discovered since the start of 2023. Clément Lecigne and Vlad Stolyarov of Google's Threat Analysis Group first reported it on December 19.
Incident
How Did the Breach Happen?
The specific details of how the breach happened are not available in the provided information. It is known that a zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-7024) was exploited in the desktop versions of Google Chrome on Mac, Linux, and Windows.
What Data has been Compromised?
The provided information does not mention any specific data that has been compromised in this breach.
Why Did the company's Security Measures Fail?
The information does not provide details about why the company's security measures failed in this breach.
What Immediate Impact Did the Breach Have on the company?
The immediate impact of the breach on the company is not mentioned in the provided information.
How could this have been prevented?
The prevention measures for this breach are not mentioned in the provided information.
What have we learned from this data breach?
The information does not provide any insights on what we can learn from this data breach.
Summary of Coverage
Google Chrome discovered and fixed a zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-7024) that was actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability affected the desktop versions of Chrome on Mac, Linux, and Windows.