Researchers warn of security vulnerabilities in point-of-sale terminals (zdnet.com)

Security vulnerabilities in Point-of-sale (PoS) terminals produced by two of the biggest manufacturers of these devices in the world could have allowed cyber criminals to steal credit card details, clone terminals and commit other forms of financial fraud at the cost of both buyers and retailers.

The classic hardware vulnerability of default passwords.

It is the scourge of hardware. Yet most wifi access points today come with non-default passwords.