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WhatsApp Hack Latest Breach of Personal Data Security
The hacking of WhatsApp -- in which spyware was sneaked into phones, compromising personal data -- is one of the most spectacular of a series of such attacks in recent years.
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Yahoo to Pay $50 Million, Other Costs for Massive Security Breach
Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in damages and provide two years of free credit-monitoring services to 200 million people.
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Hacker Gets 5 Years for Russian-Linked Yahoo Security Breach
A young computer hacker who prosecutors say unwittingly worked with a Russian spy agency was sentenced to five years in prison.
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Verizon Said To Near Yahoo Deal At Lower Price After Hacks
Verizon Communications Inc. is close to a renegotiated deal for Yahoo Inc.'s internet properties that would reduce the price of the $4.8 billion agreement by about $250 million after the revelation of security breaches at the web company, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Verizon Says Unsure About Yahoo Deal
Yahoo came under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers last month after disclosing the largest known data breach in history.
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Yahoo Account Breach: A Story of Too Little, Too Late
Yahoo's failure to move away from MD5 in a timely fashion was an example of problems in security operations as it grappled with business challenges.
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Yahoo Hack: Disclosure Lag Could Be a Simple Lack of Knowledge
Reading between the lines of Yahoo's announcement, it seems as though its security team was alerted by outside investigators rather than an internal team.
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Yahoo 1-Billion User Hack Shows Data's Use for Information Warfare
The ability to create a searchable database with data tidbits such as birth dates and phone numbers makes it enormously valuable to hackers.
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Yahoo Users Should Consider Switching Email Providers, Says Germany
"There is an array of German email providers for whom security is not a foreign concept."
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Yahoo Under Scrutiny After Latest Hack, Verizon Seeks New Deal Terms
Verizon had already said in October it was reviewing the deal after September's breach disclosure.
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Yahoo Denies Surveillance Claims Amid Privacy Outcry
Yahoo on Wednesday rejected allegations of mass email surveillance amid an outcry from privacy activists over a report that it created a special scanning program at the behest of US intelligence.
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Yahoo Hack Was Not State-Sponsored, Claims Security Firm
InfoArmor issued a report whose conclusion challenged Yahoos position that a nation-state actor orchestrated the heist.
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Yahoo Hack: Ripple Effects Could Extend Well Beyond
"Data breaches on the scale of Yahoo are the security equivalent of ecological disasters."
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Big Email Hack Doesn't Exactly Send the Message Yahoo Needed
The security breakdown risks magnifying Yahoo's pre-existing problems - specifically, that it is losing users, traffic, and the advertising revenue.
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Yahoo Hack: What You Should Do if You Have an Account
Here are some answers to basic questions that you may have about the breach.
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WhatsApp Hack Latest Breach of Personal Data Security
The hacking of WhatsApp -- in which spyware was sneaked into phones, compromising personal data -- is one of the most spectacular of a series of such attacks in recent years.
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Yahoo to Pay $50 Million, Other Costs for Massive Security Breach
Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in damages and provide two years of free credit-monitoring services to 200 million people.
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Hacker Gets 5 Years for Russian-Linked Yahoo Security Breach
A young computer hacker who prosecutors say unwittingly worked with a Russian spy agency was sentenced to five years in prison.
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Verizon Said To Near Yahoo Deal At Lower Price After Hacks
Verizon Communications Inc. is close to a renegotiated deal for Yahoo Inc.'s internet properties that would reduce the price of the $4.8 billion agreement by about $250 million after the revelation of security breaches at the web company, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Verizon Says Unsure About Yahoo Deal
Yahoo came under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers last month after disclosing the largest known data breach in history.
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Yahoo Account Breach: A Story of Too Little, Too Late
Yahoo's failure to move away from MD5 in a timely fashion was an example of problems in security operations as it grappled with business challenges.
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Yahoo Hack: Disclosure Lag Could Be a Simple Lack of Knowledge
Reading between the lines of Yahoo's announcement, it seems as though its security team was alerted by outside investigators rather than an internal team.
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Yahoo 1-Billion User Hack Shows Data's Use for Information Warfare
The ability to create a searchable database with data tidbits such as birth dates and phone numbers makes it enormously valuable to hackers.
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Yahoo Users Should Consider Switching Email Providers, Says Germany
"There is an array of German email providers for whom security is not a foreign concept."
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Yahoo Under Scrutiny After Latest Hack, Verizon Seeks New Deal Terms
Verizon had already said in October it was reviewing the deal after September's breach disclosure.
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Yahoo Denies Surveillance Claims Amid Privacy Outcry
Yahoo on Wednesday rejected allegations of mass email surveillance amid an outcry from privacy activists over a report that it created a special scanning program at the behest of US intelligence.
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Yahoo Hack Was Not State-Sponsored, Claims Security Firm
InfoArmor issued a report whose conclusion challenged Yahoos position that a nation-state actor orchestrated the heist.
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Yahoo Hack: Ripple Effects Could Extend Well Beyond
"Data breaches on the scale of Yahoo are the security equivalent of ecological disasters."
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Big Email Hack Doesn't Exactly Send the Message Yahoo Needed
The security breakdown risks magnifying Yahoo's pre-existing problems - specifically, that it is losing users, traffic, and the advertising revenue.
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Yahoo Hack: What You Should Do if You Have an Account
Here are some answers to basic questions that you may have about the breach.
