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Source: California may ban terrible default passwords on connected devices

The Osaka-based cryptocurrency exchange discovered hack two days ago, and is working to secure funds to reimburse affected users.

Source: Zaif cryptocurrency exchange loses $60 million in recent hack | ZDNet

Western Digital NAS machines vulnerable to hijacking via HTTP cookies

Source: ‘I am admin’ bug turns WD’s My Cloud boxes into Everyone’s Cloud

A security researcher has published details of a vulnerability in a popular cloud storage drive after the company failed to issue security patches for over a year. Remco Vermeulen found a privilege escalation bug in Western Digital’s My Cloud devices, which he said allows an attacker to bypass the admin password on the drive, gaining […]

Source: Password bypass flaw in Western Digital My Cloud drives puts data at risk

Source: Mirai Botnet Authors Avoid Jail Time — Krebs on Security