Yahoo revealed on Dec. 14 that hackers robbed data from more than one billion user accounts in Aug. 2013. Wow. This is seriously so scary! So what exactly did these hackers steal from all these people? The company admitted that important information such as users’ email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, security questions and answers, and even their names were stolen! This is so horrible, and we can’t imagine for all of these Yahoo users must be feeling right now.
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If you recall, the company actually faced ANOTHER hack in Sept. 2015, when 500 million accounts were exposed. But this time, they made it clear that the hacking that occurred in 2013 was totally separate from the one in 2016. Another downside to the new hack? It now raises numerous questions about whether Verizon, which has proposed a whopping $4.8 billion acquisition of Yahoo, will change the terms of its deal. For now, that is unclear, but we will continue to provide information as it develops.
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HollywoodLife.com has reached out to Yahoo for how its users can stay protected amidst this security breach and what they can do to make sure their accounts are protected and secure. In the meantime, Yahoo users should definitely change their passwords and check credit cards to ensure that no fraudulent charges have been made. We will continue to update you on further developments and what you can do in the meantime to protect your own accounts.
HollywoodLifers, what do you think of the Yahoo hacking? Are you worried about your own personal information getting stolen? And what are you doing to protect yourself? Let us know below.