Posted on 10/03/2017 4:55:13 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Yahoo has tripled down on what was already the largest data breach in history, saying it affected all 3 billion accounts on its service, not the 1 billion it revealed late last year.
The company announced Tuesday that it’s providing notice to additional user accounts affected by the August 2013 data theft. […]
Following its acquisition by Verizon in June, Yahoo says, it obtained new intelligence while investigating the breach with help from outside forensic experts. It says the stolen customer information did not include passwords in clear text, payment card data or bank account information. …
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Changed all of my passwords after it happened, but they have my email.
good thing they only got 3 billion
How many spammers accounts were breached?
“Following its acquisition by Verizon in June...” Yahoo could no longer hide the extent of the breach?
Well, they hid it 4 years- shows the power of a “technology company”.
I knew mine was breached a long time ago when I started getting spam from myself.
“I knew mine was breached a long time ago when I started getting spam from myself.”
were you trying to sell yourself “legal” Cialis WITHOUT a prescription, by any chance?
I used to get that on AOL. Those were the days.
Same here.
oh wow! me, too! I just figured it was from unencrypted mail being read.
Just where is the failed Marissa Mayer’s CEO of Yahoo these days? Enjoying her half billion dollars and last I checked allowed to resign as apposed to rightfully being carried out on her caboose. No bigger Obamanite than her.
And dumb verizon bought that lump (along with stupid AOL as well).
Well, I hope they search through the billions to find out my personal information. What a waste of time that would be.:-)
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