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A flaw in Marriot Hotel’s web service could have compromised customer payment information and other data if hotel patrons used their website or an Android app to check in. The system failed at using any kind of authentication on requests, which meant hackers could access personal information by merely knowing a customer’s Marriot Rewards number. The flaw has since been addressed. For the full story, click here:: Marriot Fixes Simple Bug in Web Service That Could Expose Customer Data
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Recently, security researchers who exposed flaws in Google’s Chrome browser have been awarded over $80,000 as a token of thanks. Since the start of this rewards program, Google has handed out more than $1.25 million in awards. The cost is worth it since over 700 Chrome security bugs have been uncovered through these third-party researchers. For a full article on this topic, click here:: Google Splashed $80,000+ on Chrome Bug Rewards
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According to various German media reports, a list of over 1,800 Minecraft usernames and passwords has been published online. The majority of these exposed accounts belong to German users and hackers could gain access to their personal email accounts. For more on this story, click here:: 1800+ Minecraft Usernames and Passwords Leak Online
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According to Tripwire, a quarter of employees have connected a personal internet of things (IoT) device to their job’s corporate network. This is a dangerous trend since the corporate network doesn’t have the same securities and protection in place when it is accessed from an employee’s personal device. For more on this topic, click here:: Quarter of Home Workers Connect IoT Devices to Corporate Network
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Researchers have found that the gauges that detect and prevent fuel leaks at more than 5,000 gas stations throughout the United States are vulnerable to remote attacks by hackers. The gauges monitor fuel levels in gas station storage tanks and trigger alarms to prevent them from being overfilled. Veeder-Root, the gauge manufacturer, is addressing the issue. For more on this story, click here:: Thousands of US Gas Stations Vulnerable to Remote Hacks
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