US Yahoo! Inc 2016 Hacking (Q14410)
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A data breach risk event
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US Yahoo! Inc 2016 Hacking
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A data breach risk event
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January 2016
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ahoo has confirmed a data breach dating back to 2014 that may have affected at least 500 million user accounts.The confirmation wasnt unexpected as reports in Recode noted that Yahoo would confirm a massive data breach. In addition, Motherboard reported in August on stolen Yahoo user credentials. The news comes at an awkward time given Verizon is about to close the purchase of Yahoo. Whats new about the Yahoo disclosure is that the company is saying it believes a state actor took user credentials. Yahoo said: A copy of certain user account information was stolen from the companys network in late 2014 by what it believes is a state-sponsored actor. The account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (the vast majority with b (English)
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