Hack of Yahoo accounts – and the 700 days it took to be discovered

On September 22, 2016, Yahoo confirmed that hackers stole the personal data associated with at least 500 million Yahoo accounts. Details including names, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers and security questions were taken from the company’s network in late 2014 by what is believed to be a state-sponsored hacking group.

Yahoo confirms massive data breach

Yahoo has recently confirmed that it had been subject of a massive hacking attack that exposed the data of over 500 million users. The company noted that this does not involve credit card information.

Yahoo announces job cuts

Yahoo announced that 15 percent of its workforce will be cut and will close some of its online services in a major turnaround plan.

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