---
id: 1375
title: "OWASP Top 10: The Risk of Cryptographic Failures"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/owasp-top-10-risk-cryptographic-failures"
published_at: "2024-10-21 21:01"
tags: ["web-security", "cryptography", "data-protection", "owasp", "application-security", "vulnerability-classes"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1375"
lang: en
---

# OWASP Top 10: The Risk of Cryptographic Failures

## Summary

Explains what cryptographic failures are and why OWASP Top 10 ranks them highly: weak or misused cryptography can expose credentials, payment data, and personal information during storage and transmission.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2024-10-21 21:01
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/owasp-top-10-risk-cryptographic-failures
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1375