Retailers facing more bot attacks than ever

From May to December of last year, hackers directed credential abuse attempts at retail sites more than 10bn times according to new research from Akamai.

The firm's 2019 State of the Internet / Security: Retail Attacks and API Traffic report shed light on the fact that the retail industry was the most targeted segment by hackers while also highlighting the prevalence of API-call traffic on the web and the misrepresentation of Ipv6-based traffic.

Akamai studied the credential abuse technique known as credential stuffing for its report and examined how hackers have begun to employ botnets to steal login credentials from retail websites. These stolen credentials are used to compromise accounts from which hackers acquire retail merchandise and resell it for cash.

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According to the report, the AIO bots deployed by hackers are multi-function tools that enable quick purchases by leveraging credential stuffing and a number of evasion techniques. For example, a single AIO bot can target over 120 retailers at the same time.

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Media and entertainment properties are notable credential abuse victims as well due to the highly valuable personal information these sites maintain. Since end users share their credit card information and demographic data when signing up for over-the-top (OTT) online streaming services, this data is particularly valuable to hackers who sell it on the black market.

Akamai also noted significant numbers of credential abuse attacks launched against financial services, hotel and travel and consumer goods sites.

Security Researcher and Editorial Director of the company's latest report, Martin McKeay explained why retail sites have become a high value target for hackers in a statement, saying:

"The techniques change, but the motivation remains the same: greed. Retailers remain on the front lines, because stolen merchandise sells quickly and at a premium. And for that reason, the data shows which merchandise is of the highest value: Apparel sites are targeted the most." 

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T-Mobile customers get free MLB.TV for the 2019 season

T-Mobile has a great deal coming for its customers next month.

T-Mobile will offer a free MLB.TV subscription for the 2019 season. Customers can redeem this deal through the T-Mobile Tuesdays app between March 26th and April 1st. After they do, they'll have access to MLB.TV for the entire 2019 regular season for no charge.

With MLB.TV, you can watch every 2019 out-of-market regular season game live, complete with your choice of home or away feeds in HD. You can watch nearly 300 Spring Training games live, too. And because MLB At Bat Premium is included as well, you can watch games on the go using your iOS, Android, or Kindle Fire device.

One thing to keep in mind is that this offer is only available to new MLB.TV subscribers for 2019. If you're a current subscriber, you'll need to cancel by 8:00 pm ET on March 22nd to redeem T-Mobile's deal. 

T-Mobile has offered a free MLB.TV subscription to its customers for a few years now, and it's awesome to see it making a return for the 2019 season. A full season of MLB.TV normally costs $118.99 and MLB At Bat Premium is another $19.99 for the season, so this is a pretty sweet deal for T-Mo customers. 

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The best iPhone 5S deals in March 2019

It's been long replaced by the iPhone SE as Apple's go to budget handset, but if you're looking for a cheap iPhone then the iPhone 5S deals are worth considering before committing to your purchase. Unfortunately deals are now far between and we would recommend going for something newer like the iPhone 6S Plus or iPhone SE if you want an iPhone for a budget price.

Apple is no longer producing iPhone 5S handsets, and so it's no longer available on contract brand new from any of the major networks.

But if you're still interested you can still get one. Refurbished models come on to the market from time to time (although their prices don't look too good) and there are still plenty of retailers stocking the 5S handset only, and for well less than £200. So you could easily buy it SIM-free and then get hold of a cheap SIM only deal to put in it.

This will give you much more flexibility than getting it on contract anyway. We've built a dedicated comparison chart below showing all the best unlocked iPhone 5S prices, or hit the 'Handsets' tab at the top of the first table.

More options: iPhone SE deals | iPhone X deals | iPhone 6S deals | iPhone 6 deals | iPhone deals | SIM only deals

iPhone 5S debuted Apple's newfangled fingerprint sensor and 64-bit processor three years ago, and it's still a viable smartphone for anyone on a budget. It's held up well enough with a good camera and iOS 11 software update - just don't expect the specs of the iPhone X!

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Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ will come with a screen protector pre-installed

Like to use screen protectors on your smartphones? If you're buying a Galaxy S10, you'll get one pre-installed.

Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S10 and S10+ will come with a factory pre-installed screen protector. This applies to all global subsidiaries and all variants of the S10. "This decision was made to increase overall customer experiences with the improved screen durability and full functionality of the Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor on Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+", Samsung explains.

The screen protector that comes with your S10 or S10+ will be covered by a 90-day warranty.

Not everybody uses a screen protector with their smartphone, but some folks like to protect their expensive new device from getting scratches on the screen. It's nice to see Samsung including a screen protector with the S10 and S10+, especially since they have an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor that could be difficult to use with some screen protectors. And hey, if you don't want a screen protector on your S10 or S10+, you can just take it off.

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