Yahoo Officially Confirms 500 Million User Accounts Got Hacked

Today, Yahoo officially said, that 500 Million User Account Got Hacked.

As we reported yesterday about Yahoo is set to be confirmed Massive data breach.

According to chief information security officer Bob Lord of Yahoo! said in the Tumblr

A recent investigation by Yahoo has confirmed that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014 by what it believes is a state-sponsored actor. 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 ongoing investigation suggests that stolen information did not include unprotected passwords, payment card data, or bank account information; payment card data and bank account information are not stored in the system that the investigation has found to be affected. Based on the ongoing investigation, 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 currently in Yahoo’s network. Yahoo is working closely with law enforcement on this matter.

This is awkward time for Yahoo because the Verizon deal is already in progress its about $4.8 billion which is expected to close in first quarter of next year.

Verizon said it was notified of the Yahoo breach "within the last two days." "We understand that Yahoo is conducting an active investigation of this matter, but we otherwise have limited information and understanding of the impact," Verizon said.

 How to Protect?

• Change your password and security questions and answers for any other accounts on which you used the same or similar information used for your Yahoo account.
• Review your accounts for suspicious activity. 
• Be cautious of any unsolicited communications that ask for your personal information or refer you to a web page asking for personal information.
• Avoid clicking on links or downloading attachments from suspicious emails

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