Yahoo Hacked, Information on Over 500 Million Accounts Compromised
Yahoo has announced it has lost user information for over 500 million accounts. The tech giant posted a notice this week that information on the accounts over over half a billion users has been compromised. This is allegedly the result of a hack, and a significant range of user data may have been stolen. According to Yahoo: “The account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (the vast majority with bcrypt) and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers.” The notice closes out with a statement....
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