---
id: 2783
title: "How Giant Data Leaks Happen - Understanding Cryptographic Failures (OWASP Number 2 for 2021)"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/how-giant-data-leaks-happen-understanding-cryptographic-failures-owasp-number-2-2021-0"
published_at: "2022-01-24T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["secure-coding", "cryptography", "encryption", "owasp", "application-security", "data-leaks"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2783"
lang: en
---

# How Giant Data Leaks Happen - Understanding Cryptographic Failures (OWASP Number 2 for 2021)

## Summary

Will Barrett breaks down OWASP's number two risk for 2021, cryptographic failures: sensitive data left unprotected or encrypted poorly, and the common implementation mistakes behind giant data leaks.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2022-01-24T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/how-giant-data-leaks-happen-understanding-cryptographic-failures-owasp-number-2-2021-0
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2783