Hackers hit Yahoo - change yer password

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  1. waltky

    waltky Well-Known Member

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    Uncle Ferd says dat's why womens shouldn't be CEO's o' interweb companies...
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    Yahoo Hack: Who Got Hit, Where, and How to Protect Yourself
    September 23, 2016 - The hack of 500 million Yahoo user accounts is far and away the largest corporate breach ever reported, ahead of the 2013 MySpace hack that compromised over 300 million user accounts.
     
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    waltky Well-Known Member

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    Yahoo losin' users...
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    Some Yahoo users close accounts amid fears breach could have ripple effects
    September 23, 2016 - Many Yahoo users rushed on Friday to close their accounts and change passwords as experts warned that the fallout from one of the largest cyber breaches in history could spill beyond the internet company's services.
     
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    I look forward when accuse Russia of this hacking! :)
     
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    Every account that sends me an updated privacy policy where they admit they'll bleed more of my personal information or admissions of these hacked service accounts, I close them off and deactivate them. And now, I have *no* social media accounts and running out of email services. I might as well set up my own damn exchange.
     
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    I would change my password, but I forgot it when I was 13. That is about how long it has been since I used yahoo.
     
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    What does this have to do with women? Any site can be hacked.
     
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    ChrisL wrote:What does this have to do with women? Any site can be hacked.

    Dat's why Uncle Ferd likes ChrisL...
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    ... `cause she's spunky.
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    Granny changed her password from Granny to ynnarG...
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    Password Breach Could Have Ripple Effects Well Beyond Yahoo
    Wednesday 28th September, 2016 - As investors and investigators weigh the damage of Yahoo's massive breach to the internet icon, information security experts worry that the record-breaking haul of password data could be used to open locks up and down the web.
     
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    This was in 2014. A little to late to fix it now. Though it is never a bad idea to change your passwords every few months.
     
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    A bit late in reporting hack...
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    Yahoo hack may become test case for SEC data breach disclosure rules
    Fri Sep 30, 2016 | Yahoo's disclosure that hackers stole user data from at least 500 million accounts in 2014 has highlighted shortcomings in U.S. rules on when cyber attacks must be revealed and their enforcement.
     
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    Yahoo badly screwed up...
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    Yahoo says one billion accounts exposed in newly discovered security breach
    Wed Dec 14, 2016 | Yahoo Inc warned on Wednesday that it had uncovered yet another massive cyber attack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history.
     
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    My account was't affected as I was not urged to change my password again. But this kind of security breach happens too often and it's very annoying.
     
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    What good is changing a password when the problem is an insufficiently protected server/site. Passwords don't protect your account. They just allow you to log in and use it. It is the server/site that protects your account.
     
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    Yahoo security too little, too late...
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    Yahoo security problems a story of too little, too late
    Sun Dec 18, 2016 | In the summer of 2013, Yahoo Inc launched a project to better secure the passwords of its customers, abandoning the use of a discredited technology for encrypting data known as MD5.
     

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