Experts challenge Yahoo’s assertion that state-sponsored hackers were behind a 2014 breach that resulted in 500 million lost records.
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Yahoo Confirms 500 Million Accounts Were Hacked by 'State Sponsored' Hackers
500 million accounts — that’s half a Billion users!
That’s how many Yahoo accounts were compromised in a massive data breach dating back to 2014 by what was believed to be a “state sponsored” hacking group.
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Over a month ago, a hacker was found to be selling login information related to 200 million Yahoo accounts on the Dark Web, although Yahoo acknowledged that the breach was
500 Million Yahoo Accounts Stolen By State-Sponsored Hackers
Yahoo confirmed that in 2014 state-sponsored hackers stole information associated with 500 million accounts from its network.
Yahoo Reportedly to Confirm Breach of Hundreds of Millions of Credentials
Yahoo is expected to confirm a data breach that exposed hundreds of millions of credentials dating back to 2012.