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What does the security industry think about Yahoo?

Posted on December 17, 2016December 17, 2016 By Davey Winder

Forensic investigators have discovered a billion more Yahoo accounts have been hacked! What does the security industry think about that?

Whilst investigating the 2014 breach when some 500 million accounts were found to be compromised in what was hailed as one of the biggest hacks ever, forensic experts have discovered a further ONE BILLION accounts were hacked the year before

Here’s what the security industry is saying about it. Before you sit down with your tea and biscuits though, we should warn you that it doesn’t make for pleasant reading…

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Analysis Tags:Analysis, breach, crime, Hacking, industry, News, Opinion

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