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Insecure credentials is number one risk for IoT top 10 update

Insecure credentials present biggest risk for IoT top 10 update

Key thinkers on the biggest stories and security trends of 2018

By Waqas

It is believed that the malware attack was carried out from outside the United States. The Los Angeles Times suffered a malware attack earlier this Saturday that disrupted printing and delivery process for several of its print editions across the country, the newspaper said. The malware attack, according to LA Times, was conducted from “outside” the […]

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Facebook tracks Android users via apps, even if they aren’t Facebook users.

Woman who helped hide Edward Snowden faces uncertain future and says she has no regrets.

By Waqas

Biometric authentication is currently a widely used option for maintaining the security of devices and systems. With the emergence of vein-based authentication, biometric verification has moved beyond facial recognition and fingerprints. Vein-based authentication involves scanning of the size, shape, and location of the users’ veins under their hand’s skin to verify the person. On paper […]

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By Uzair Amir

A warning has been issued by the Concord, California-based alcoholic beverages retailer BevMo informing its customers about a data breach that its online store experienced between 2 August and 26 September. During the attack, credit card data of its customers was exposed. “BevMo takes the privacy of our customers’ personal information seriously and we deeply […]

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal credit card data of 14,579 BevMo customers

Hard to believe we’ve gone another revolution around the Sun: Today marks the 9th anniversary of KrebsOnSecurity.com! This past year featured some 150 blog posts, but as usual the biggest contribution to this site came from the amazing community of readers here who have generously contributed their knowledge, wit and wisdom in more than 10,000 […]