09-24-2016, 12:25 AM
Thanks for posting this information Charon. I have a Yahoo email account that I use on a limited basis. Here is what Yahoo has posted on my email login page:
"Account Security Issue FAQs"
"We have confirmed, based on a recent investigation, that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from our network in late 2014 by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor. The account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (the vast majority with bcrypt) and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers. The ongoing investigation suggests that stolen information did not include unprotected passwords, payment card data, or bank account information; payment card data and bank account information are not stored in the system that the investigation has found to be affected."
What the... who the... hell is a "state-sponsored actor"??? Does that mean the alphabet boys??? The Russians??? And where do the hundreds of emails in my spam folder written in Arabic come from???
Anyway, I changed my password and I think that is about all I can do. I would guess that, if Verizon closes the deal on Yahoo, that the email service won't be available for free much longer. I will probably wind up dropping this account and moving to gmail.
Raven
"Account Security Issue FAQs"
"We have confirmed, based on a recent investigation, that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from our network in late 2014 by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor. The account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (the vast majority with bcrypt) and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers. The ongoing investigation suggests that stolen information did not include unprotected passwords, payment card data, or bank account information; payment card data and bank account information are not stored in the system that the investigation has found to be affected."
What the... who the... hell is a "state-sponsored actor"??? Does that mean the alphabet boys??? The Russians??? And where do the hundreds of emails in my spam folder written in Arabic come from???
Anyway, I changed my password and I think that is about all I can do. I would guess that, if Verizon closes the deal on Yahoo, that the email service won't be available for free much longer. I will probably wind up dropping this account and moving to gmail.
Raven