White House says FBI is investigating hack of 1bn Yahoo user accounts
by Sam Thielman, David Smith and agencies from on (#25D6T)
Victims of the largest data breach in history, which took place in 2013 but was just revealed this week, include FBI, CIA, NSA and White House workers
The FBI is investigating the attack on Yahoo that compromised at least 1bn user accounts, the White House said on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters at the daily White House press briefing on Thursday, spokesman Josh Earnest said he could not comment on the scope of material that may have been compromised in the hack, the largest data breach in history, which Yahoo believes was state-sponsored. "What I can say is that the FBI is investigating this matter," Earnest said.
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