Yahoo admits that the data of 500 million users in possession. “This is the largest hacking in the history of the Internet” – Gazeta.pl

Name, address, password (hashu), phone number date of birth and prompts for passwords. Such data on at least 500 million users of Yahoo service seized hackers. Hacking has occurred, most likely in 2014.

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PC World reminds us that today the largest of its kind leak was an attack on MySpace. Then wykradziono data 360 million. people. Bruce Schneier, a respected environment kryptolog, said bluntly:

This is the largest hacking in the history of the Internet.

Yahoo claims that the robbers stole the most important data, i.e., credit card numbers.

the effects of leaks will have to face Verizon, which in July became the new owner of the legendary site. Polish users, who fear that their data has been transferred, should change passwords if they use the same on multiple sites. If the information obtained by hackers will be put up for sale information about played account will appear, for example, on this page.

data Leakage can not protect even the biggest giants of the industry. Should remember this and use strong and unique passwords. And where possible, enable two-step verification.