The actively exploited but now-fixed Google Chrome zero-day flaw that came to light at the start of this month was weaponized by an Israeli spyware company and used in attacks targeting journalists in the Middle East.
Czech cybersecurity firm Avast linked the exploitation toΒ CandiruΒ (aka Saito Tech), which has a history ofΒ leveraging previously unknown flawsΒ to deploy a Windows malware dubbed