By Zack Whittaker
Publication Date: 2026-03-05 18:06:00
A new report by Google found that about half of the zero-day bugs it tracked last year exploited enterprise devices, marking a new high for hackers who are increasingly finding new ways to target large companies and steal their data.
According to the search and security giant’s annual report, 48% of the tracked zero-days — vulnerabilities in software that are unknown to its maker at the time they are exploited — were found in technologies used by corporations and large businesses. About half of those zero-days exploited the very devices that are designed to protect enterprise networks from digital intruders.
Google said security and networking devices, such as firewalls made by Cisco and Fortinet, and VPN and virtualization platforms like Ivanti and VMware, were among the top targeted vendors last year. All four of the companies said hackers have exploited their products on customer networks in recent months.
Google’s researchers said that hackers exploited common…
