Yahoo’s UK arm has been fined £250,000 ($335,000) by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over a data breach affecting more than 500 million users which took place in 2014.…
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Ransomware tops malicious attack charts
Ransomware has become the most popular form of malware used in cyber-attacks, suggests a study. Almost 40% of all successful malware-based attacks involved ransomware suggests the annual Verizon data breach…
Yahoo 2013 data breach hit 'all three billion accounts'
Yahoo has said that all of its three billion user accounts were affected in a hacking attack dating back to 2013. The company, which was taken over by Verizon earlier…
Anger as US internet privacy law scrapped
Dave Lee North, America technology reporter US internet service providers will soon no longer need consent from users to share browsing history with marketers and other third parties. On Tuesday…
Pressure on Yahoo grows after massive hack attack
Pressure on Yahoo continued to grow after the internet search giant revealed that it was the victim of another huge hacking attack in 2013. The company’s shares closed down more…
Yahoo knew of 'state-backed' hack in 2014
Yahoo has confirmed that it knew for two years that a “state-sponsored actor” had hacked into its network. It added that a panel of independent experts was now investigating exactly…