Largest password breach so far – 500M users.
After earlier reports of a cybercriminal hack that affected 200 million users, the real breach turns out to be far more serious.
Source: Hack Brief: Yahoo Breach Hits Half a Billion Users
[2016-09-29]: Defending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo, Insiders Say. ‘Cos it doesn’t affect the bottom line, no?
“Yahoo is already suffering. I don’t think they’ll suffer more because of this,” said Avivah Litan, a security analyst with the research firm Gartner.
Ouch.