hackers stole personal data such as birth dates, email addresses, telephone numbers and passwords, said in a press release the group, who said that the banking data of users were not affected.
Yahoo! said that it is working in close collaboration with the us authorities competent in the area to investigate the hacking.
“The investigation found no element to show that the entity in question is currently present in the computer system of Yahoo!”, he added the group, which indicated that it had informed to the users involved.
portal u.s. did not name the entity that suspicion.
While Yahoo! states that took the necessary steps to ensure the accounts pirated, the group recommends that internet users who have not changed their passwords from 2014 as soon as possible, and change the security questions and answers.
Also users are advised to examine carefully their accounts to ensure that there are activities “suspicious”.
finally, the company urges you to not click on links or download attachments from e-mail addresses “suspicious” and staying alert to any request for personal information.
Yahoo! he recalled that the intrusions into computer systems of the groups technological entities linked to States have increased in recent times.
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This summer, Yahoo! he admitted that it was investigating the alleged incursion of a hacker called “Peace”, which claimed to have the private credentials of 200 million users since 2012. “Peace” sells personal data, email accounts and passwords in the “dark web” by 3 bitcoins, equivalent to $ 1,800.
infiltration may have implications in the purchase agreement to Yahoo! on the part of the telecommunications giant Verizon.
This company, which already handles AOL, pay 4.830 billion by the heart of the business of the company founded by Jerry Yang and Dave Filo.
Marissa Mayer, who took office four years ago surrounded by a great fanfare, failed in his attempt to resuscitate it.
Already in the process of sale, last July, thousands of users of Yahoo! they lost all their contacts and millions of emails.
(based On AFP and The Country of Madrid)
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