Yahoo has denied that it has made it deliberately difficult for customers to migrate to another email provider. It follows the disabling of an email-forwarding feature which allows people to…
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Yahoo 'secretly scanned emails for US authorities'
Yahoo secretly scanned millions of its users’ email accounts on behalf of the US government, according to a report. Reuters news agency says the firm built special software last year…
Russian site 'hit by huge data breach'
Login names and passwords for more than 98 million users of the Russian Rambler.ru email service have reportedly been stolen and put online. The data included email addresses and passwords…
Outlook and Hotmail flooded by spam
Microsoft has tackled a problem with its email filters that had prevented them from properly screening out spam. It first acknowledged the problem with Outlook and Hotmail on Tuesday evening.…
US Congress 'bans members' Yahoo Mail'
A series of ransomware attacks on the House of Representatives has led US Congress to ban members from using Yahoo Mail, according to a leaked email. Both Yahoo Mail and…
Webmail firms probe login 'leak'
Several popular webmail providers are investigating a report that millions of their users’ login details are being shared online by a hacker. Google Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Microsoft Hotmail and Mail.ru…