Google and Apple Release Emergency Security Updates to Counter Zero-Day Cyber Threats
Google and Apple have released urgent security updates to mitigate the risks posed by zero-day cyberattacks. Earlier this week, Google rolled out patches for multiple vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, including at least one flaw that hackers were actively exploiting before the fix was made public, according to TechCrunch.
Initially, Google shared limited details about the vulnerability. However, updated disclosures later revealed that the flaw was identified jointly by Apple’s security engineering team and Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG)—a unit that primarily tracks government-backed hackers and commercial spyware operators. This has raised concerns that the attack may have been carried out by a state-sponsored group.
At the same time, Apple issued security updates across its ecosystem, covering iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and the Safari browser. In its advisory for iPhone and iPad users, Apple warned that two vulnerabilities may have been exploited in “extremely sophisticated attacks” targeting specific users running versions of iOS prior to iOS 26.
Such language is typically used by Apple to indicate targeted attacks leveraging previously unknown—or zero-day—flaws against high-risk individuals, including journalists, political dissidents, and human rights activists. Neither Google nor Apple has issued immediate public comments on the matter.
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