Yahoo reports a billion breached accounts
Another day, another data breach. Another Yahoo breach, to be specific. The hack apparently took place all the way back in August 2013 and includes names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (using MD5) and, “in some cases,” encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers. Plaintext passwords, payment card data, and bank accounts were apparently not compromised. Yahoo says it is notifying affected users and “has taken steps to secure their accounts, including requiring users to change their passwords.” And yes, Yahoo says this is distinct from the 500 million account data breach that was revealed in September this year. However, the…
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