Yahoo, on Thursday, announced that the personal information of 500 million users had been stolen by hackers in 2014. From their statement, information such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, passwords as well as security questions were successful. hacked. Unfortunately, Yahoo does not provide information about users from which countries have been harmed by this hack.
The Yahoo hack, is now one of the biggest hacking incidents in history. As we know, Yahoo Mail is one of the oldest electronic mail services that is still used by many people. If you are a user, we recommend changing your password immediately.
Currently, Yahoo is collaborating with law enforcement authorities to conduct further investigations related to the hacking. Alex Holden, co-founder of Hold Security, voiced his opinion on the hack.
“The data that has been stolen is crucial because accessible access will spread to bank accounts, social networking accounts and financial services. This tragedy is one of the most massive and systemic hacks.” – Alex Holden, Founder of Hold Security
This hack will certainly affect the acquisition process by Verizon, which started last July. Representatives from Verizon themselves commented that they had no further information and understood the impact. The emergence of hacking information in 2014 could be due to security checks by Verizon prior to the acquisition.