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

A major security flaw in Google Chrome browser has put media outlets, government agencies, and educational institutions at risk of cyberattacks. The vulnerability was found by Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) and was given the name CVE-2025-2783.

Google has fixed a high-severity Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited to escape the browser's sandbox and deploy malware in espionage attacks targeting Russian media outlets and government organizations.