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The Worst Data Breaches ...
« on: September 22, 2016, 07:41:13 PM »
Yahoo hacked again!
Up to Now:
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/biggest-data-breaches,news-19083.html
Includes reference to the Yahoo event.
Just Now:
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/22/yahoo-data-breach-is-among-the-biggest-in-history.html
Claims a huge number for the Yahoo event. It is said to be the worst ever.
BTW, Yahoo is in the process being acquired by Verizon.

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Re: The Worst Data Breaches ...
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2016, 10:20:46 PM »
Up Date:
Fox News says "Yahoo confirms 500 million accounts compromised in huge data breach"
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/09/22/yahoo-confirms-500-million-accounts-compromised-in-huge-data-breach.html
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The investigation has found that the attacker is no longer in Yahoo’s network. The internet giant said that it is working with law enforcement.
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Yahoo is notifying potentially affected users and asking them to promptly change their passwords.