Yahoo had problems with hackers four years ago and only now admits that it was unable to stop data theft.
Yahoo laid the groundwork for the Internet as we know it today. For several years, it was impossible not to have an email address on Yahoo and not to use the home page of the online giant as a source of information. From one point of view, Yahoo was the Google of the 90's and early 2000's. However, the same company has gone through a very difficult period in recent years, trying to become profitable again. However, all attempts failed and, in the end, the "old titan" looked for a buyer.
At the end of last year, not very flattering information about Yahoo spread around the world. At the time, it was believed that one billion accounts created on the company's online services were vulnerable to hackers, as a result of vulnerabilities exploited in 2013. According to the latest statements from Yahoo officials, the figure is much higher than that.
All the nearly $ 3 billion accounts ever created on Yahoo were vulnerable to hackers in 2013. Those who haven't changed their passwords and credentials since then and still remain vulnerable because that information has reached entirely online.
Yahoo has become a division of Verizon
Meanwhile, Yahoo was bought by Verizon and is now subordinate to Oath. For this reason, the press release announcing the very serious situation appeared on Oath. Apparently, after the completion of the acquisition by Verizon and during the transition period, an elaborate investigation was initiated and third-party experts were called in to find out the true extent of the attacks suffered by Yahoo in recent years.
The conclusion of the analysis was that each account was affected by the cyber attack of August 2013. Because we are not talking about an additional attack of which nothing was known until now, Yahoo only sent additional warning emails to people who were not notified in the first wave. Finally, it's a good idea to change your Yahoo login if you haven't done so in a few years.