Yahoo says hackers stole data from 500 million accounts in 2014
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Yahoo! (YHOO) Confirms Account Information Stolen from 500M+ Users
September 22, 2016 2:29 PM EDTA recent investigation by Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) has confirmed that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from the companys 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... More
