Yahoo confirms 'state-sponsored' hackers stole personal data from 500m accounts
by Olivia Solon in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#1VNQK)
Details including names, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers and security questions were taken from the company's network in late 2014
Hackers stole the personal data associated with at least 500m Yahoo accounts, the Sunnyvale, California-based company confirmed on Thursday.
Details including names, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers and security questions were taken from the company's network in late 2014 by what was believed to be a state-sponsored hacking group.
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