Yahoo confirms a massive data breach of 500 millions of users
Yahoo has confirmed an users information leakage by the end of 2014, in what it is believed was a state-backed attack. The stolen information contains names, e-mail, hashed password made mostly with bcrypt and, in some cases, unencrypted security questions and answers.
References:
- 22/09/2016 yahoo.tumblr.com An Important Message About Yahoo User Security
- 23/09/2016 ft.com ‘State-sponsored actor’ stole data from 500m Yahoo users
- 22/09/2016 elmundo.es Yahoo reconoce el 'hackeo' de 500 millones de cuentas
- 23/09/2016 tecnologia.elpais.com Yahoo admite el robo de datos de 500 millones de cuentas