The latest study from AtlasVPN is eloquent to say the least regarding the security flaws in Google Chrome. Indeed, the Mountain View company’s browser has recorded 303 vulnerabilities since the beginning of the year, while Firefox, in second position, has recorded only 107. However, this does not necessarily mean that Chrome does not is not secure.
Regularly, we advise you to update your version of Google Chrome to get rid of a dangerous security flaw. If you think we warn you about this danger more often on Chrome than on other browsers, you’re absolutely right. Indeed, a new study by AtlasVPN reveals that the Google browser has identified many more vulnerabilities than its competitors since the beginning of 2022.
In total, developers have identified 303 security flaws in Google Chrome since January. This figure places the browser in pole position on the issue, well ahead of second place on the podium, held by Firefox and its 117 vulnerabilities. The latter is also closely followed by Edge, which completes the podium with 103 security breaches declared this year.
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AtlasVPN also notes that Google is the only browser on the list to have discovered vulnerabilities during the month of October, however little started, namely CVE-2022-3318, CVE-2022-3314, CVE-2022-3311, CVE -2022-3309 and CVE-2022-3307. And the firm to specify that all these can be corrected by updating the application to its version 106.0.5249.61. Does this mean that Chrome is the most dangerous browser on the market? Not really.
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Indeed, these “bad” figures are most certainly due to the exceptional popularity of the browser, which currently attracts 65.7% of Internet users worldwide. As a result, it is on the one hand the privileged target of pirates who can maximize the profits of their operations and, on the other hand, is the subject of increased vigilance on the part of developers to make it the browser the as secure as possible. So you can browse with peace of mind (but still install updates).
