“Yahoo believes that information associated with at least 500 million user accounts was stolen and the investigation has found no evidence that the state-sponsored actor is now in Yahoo’s network”.
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It is believed the security breach involved hackers stealing information such as names, email addresses and phone numbers.
But, Yahoo said, fortunately, hackers could not find any bank account or credit card information.
Two San Diego residents have filed a class-action complaint against Yahoo following a data breach that compromised 500 million accounts.
Sky has already advised its millions of customers to change their passwords as soon as possible, following Yahoo’s admission on Thursday night that a data breach in 2014 exposed the details of 500,000 million users. So a user will need to change their password and security questions as well in order to secure their Yahoo account. Hackers sometimes seek to sell user information online for profit, or exploit it to log into other non-Yahoo accounts, relying on consumers’ habits of using the same login names and passwords from service to service. But Tumblr accounts should be safe because the company uses a different database. “Industry, government and users are constantly in the crosshairs of adversaries”, writes Lord. Honestly, this data breach is likely to be the final nail in the coffin for this once great Internet Corp.
Like Mr. Skilton, a lot of others are bewildered at the fact that Yahoo took two years to catch such a major data theft after a long gap of two years. “In line with their advice, we are encouraging sky.com email holders to change their passwords and security questions”.
The company’s investigation thus far has pointed to a nation sponsor as responsible for the heist that occurred late in 2014 and had gone undetected until last month, said Bob Lord, Yahoo’s CISO, in a blog post.
It says this is particularly important if you haven’t changed your Yahoo password since 2014. If the email you received about this issue prompts you to click on a link, download an attachment, or asks you for information, the email was not sent by Yahoo and may be an attempt to steal your personal information.
Review your accounts for signs of suspicious activity and be wary of “unsolicited communications that ask for your personal information or refer you to a web page asking for personal information”. Inc.’s security incident. We know that the firm is making an active investigation of this matter.
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Yahoo is sending users an email and posting additional information on their website.
