google issues security warning to 3,500,000,000 users around the world

Some 3.5 billion users will be offered an update,which will be rolled out in the coming days and weeks (Picture: Getty Images)

Google Chrome users have been warned just weeks after a ‘high-severity vulnerability’ was detected in the browser.

Some 3.5 billion users will be offered an update,which will be rolled out in the coming days and weeks.

It comes just weeks after Google issued another update for eight identified flaws,and an emergency patch for a high-severity vulnerability.

The exact details of the vulnerability and what has been done to fix it have not been specified by Google.

But the tech giant said: ‘Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix.

‘We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third-party library that other projects similarly depend on,but haven’t yet fixed.’

The issues could have been exploited by remote hackers in attacks on users.

How do I update my Google Chrome?

To update to the latest version of Google and prevent the attacks,go to the Help|About option on the settings menu and follow prompts.

Once the update is complete,users must make sure to relaunch their browser to activate the latest version.

The Chrome Stable channel has been updated to 139.0.7258.127/.128 for Windows,Mac and 139.0.7258.127 for Linux.

Last month the UK’s competition regulator gave an update on their investigation into whether Google has too much power,saying it is a ‘key gateway to the internet’ and may need to loosen its control.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said today that it is minded to give the tech firm ‘strategic market status’,after starting to look into this in January

This would require Google to follow certain rules around competition with other search engines and ad providers.