Security News > 2021 > September > Google, Microsoft and Oracle amassed the most cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the first half of 2021
A recent AtlasVPN report highlights the companies that have amassed the most security vulnerabilities through the first half of 2021.
In the first six months of 2021, Google and Microsoft have "Accumulated the most vulnerabilities," according to Atlas VPN findings based on a recent Telefonica Tech report.
Among companies with the most accumulated security vulnerabilities to start 2021, Google claimed the top spot with 547; followed by Microsoft with 432, per AtlasVPN. In a post, author of the report and cybersecurity researcher William S. said "Exploiting Google products like Chrome is popular among cybercriminals," making note of the large user base, "Meaning that more internet users can become victims of the exploits." As for runner-up Microsoft, William S. said that "State-sponsored threat actors from China abused Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities to carry out ransomware attacks," adding that "Other attackers would drop cryptocurrency miners from the post-exploit web shells."
In the third spot, Oracle amassed 316 vulnerabilities with Cisco and SAP rounding out the top five.
Outside of AtlasVPN's top five companies, there's a marked drop-off in vulnerabilities for the rest of the field: IBM, Jenkins, Apple, Linux and Aruba.
Last month, Microsoft sent warnings to "Thousands" of the company's cloud computing customers, explaining that "Intruders could have the ability to read, change or even delete their main databases," according to a Reuters report citing a cybersecurity researcher and a copy of the warning email.