Happy 8th Birthday, Krebs OnSecurity!
Summary: KrebsOnSecurity marked its eighth anniversary as an independent site on December 29, 2017, reporting that it published nearly 160 stories and drew more than 11,000 reader comments over the past year. The post lists the site's ten most-read stories of 2017, led by pieces on the market for stolen account credentials, phishing, the Equifax breach, USPS Informed Delivery, robocalls, Russian hackers, post-FCC privacy rules, iPhone iPhishing, and the Mirai worm author.
What you should know: The year's most-read stories centered on the Equifax breach and the market for stolen credentials, a reminder that demand for stolen identity data and the fallout from a single unpatched exposure drew more reader attention than any other security topic in 2017.
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