Yahoo said this case is likely distinct from the incident the company disclosed on September 22, 2
WASHINGTON: Yahoo said on Wednesday personal data from over a billion users was stolen in a ha
ciated with this theft. Yahoos chief security officer Bob Lord said in a blog post that some of the in
d on September 22, 2016 afecting 500 million users. In November, Yahoo had disclosed that as part of its in
ers was stolen in a hack dating back to 2013 twice as big as another breach disclosed just three months ag
ost that some of the intrusions were done by hackers who accessed accounts without a password by using fo
d that as part of its investigation into the prior breach, it had received data files from law enforcement that
d just three months ago. In a huge blow to the struggling Internet pioneer, Yahoo said it made the discovery
password by using forged cookies, or data files which verify a device or user. The stolen user account infor
w enforcement that a third party claimed was Yahoo user data. Using outside forensic experts, Yahoo now
made the discovery as it was investigating what was already the largest data breach of a single company.
en user account information in the newly disclosed breach may have included names, e-mail addresses, tele
c experts, Yahoo now confirms that this was indeed user data but added that it has not been able to identify
f a single company. Yahoo believes an unauthorised third party, in August 2013, stole data associated with
e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security
t been able to identify the intrusion asso
data associated with more than one billion user accounts,
unencrypted security questions and answers, Yahoo said. AFP