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Google fixes Chrome zero-day security flaw used in hacking campaign targeting journalists


Kaspersky attributed the hacks to an espionage campaign targeting journalists and employees at educational institutions.

In a brief note on Tuesday, Google said that it fixed the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2783, that was discovered by researchers at security firm Kaspersky earlier this month. In a blog post, Kaspersky called the campaign “Operation ForumTroll,” and said victims were targeted with a phishing email inviting them to a Russian global political summit. In a separate analysis, Kaspersky said the bug was likely used in an espionage campaign, typically designed to stealthily monitor and steal data from a target’s device, usually over a period of time.

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