Haven’t I heard this before, you may ask. No, this is a different hack from the earlier one. It’s deja vu all over again.
Back in the days Yahoo was like Google or Facebook now. It’s hard to imagine how a company in such a superior position can end up in this state. Yahoo’s story serves as a cautionary tale for the current Internet darlings.
The company says the attack was separate from the breach that led to an earlier disclosure that 500 million accounts were hacked.