The week in security: Tech giants defend encryption; Smart TVs a security soft spot
With peak retail season settling down, many were weighing the damage that hackers had wrought in recent weeks. After Hyatt Hotels said its payment-processing systems had been hit by malware, others were warning that payment terminals were often affected by poor security decisions that enabled mass fraud by hackers. Authorities dismantled a gang of criminals that had stolen 200,000 euros from ATMs infected with malware, while online vandals were said to have set a DDoS record after pummeling the BBC Web site.
David Braue | 12 Jan | Read more
