Earlier this afternoon I received a very important email coming
from Yahoo. I am currently using a
yahoo email address for most of my personal accounts and so I took some
precautions before opening it. The email turned out to be an authentic email coming from Yahoo. If
you have an email account in Yahoo, then you might want to check this very
important notice.
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Based on the said email, Yahoo is informing its users that they
have found out (with the help of forensic experts) that more than 1 billion yahoo user
accounts data were stolen by hackers. This cyber attack actually even happened
last August 2013. Yahoo has said
that this security breach is distinct from what the company has disclosed last
September 22, 2016.
According to Yahoo, information such as names, email
addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (using MD5) and
some encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers were stolen. The
company then is encouraging its users to:
- Immediately change passwords, security questions and answers. This includes any other accounts (emails other than Yahoo) on which the same or similar information were used.
- Always review all accounts for suspicious activity.
- Be cautious of any unsolicited communications that may ask for personal information or may refer a web page asking for personal information.
- Avoid clicking on links or downloading attachments from suspicious emails.
Yahoo is also encouraging the use of a Yahoo Account Key, which is a simple authentication tool that
eliminates the need to use a password on Yahoo altogether.
For more information about this issue and to know Yahoo’s security
resources, you may visit Yahoo Security Issues FAQs page in https://yahoo.com/security-update.
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