If you've just logged into your Yahoo email and colonial eroticism africaread an urgent security letter from the Yahoo team saying that your account has been compromised, you are one of the more than a billion users that have been hacked.
The massive data breach actually happened in August 2013 but was just revealed by the company.
SEE ALSO: More than 1 billion Yahoo users hacked in new security breach, company revealsIt's separate to an incident from 2014 and is believed to affect names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, MD5-hashed passwords (a form of encryption now widely considered insecure) and security question answers, according to the company.
Yahoo said it is notifying potentially affected users and has taken steps to secure their accounts, including asking users to change their passwords.
You can follow these steps to secure your account:
If you haven't changed your username and password since August 2013 (the time when the hack occurred) it's time to do it immediately. Yahoo is advising all its users to update their credentials and security questions/answers. Both might have been compromised.
If you used your Yahoo passwords and security questions on multiple services, like social media or banking services, they could have been compromised. You need to urgently change them. This is an opportunity for you to learn to use different passwords on the service you use.
Platforms like LastPass or 1Password can generate and store passwords and security answers for all of the accounts you have. These password managers only require users to have one master password, so they can make your life easier.
Yahoo advises to use Yahoo Account Key, the in-house authentication tool.
Yahoo advises users to be cautious "of any unsolicited communications that ask for your personal information or refer you to a web page asking for personal information."
Similarly, users should avoid clicking on links or downloading attachments from suspicious emails or unknown email addresses.
Yahoo also encourages users to review the online banking accounts for suspicious activity.
"Be cautious of any unsolicited communications that ask for your personal information or refer you to a web page asking for personal information," it said.
Hackers who have gained private information might try to open a credit card in your name.
Topics Cybersecurity Yahoo
Herediano vs. Real Salt Lake 2025 livestream: Watch Concacaf Champions Cup for free
Is Scotch Tape Scottish? by Sadie Stein
People across the United States celebrate Joe Biden's presidential win
The Hollywood Subway: Against the Horizontal City by Aaron Gilbreath
MacBook Air reviews: 4 features critics loved, 4 they didn’t
Just started on YouTube? Earning money just got easier for new creators.
The Poetics of Football by Ariel Lewiton
Google is releasing a new, AI
MapQuest is letting you name the Gulf of Mexico whatever you want
Nothing Phone 2 has an official launch date
Tesla sales are reportedly falling globally. How bad is it?
See what Google's AI
Richard G. Stern, 1928–2013 by The Paris Review
Courier Font Is Improved, and Other News by Sadie Stein
Best Sonos deal: Save $50 on Sonos Era 100
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for June 15
“A Reverse Fahrenheit 451,” and Other News by Sadie Stein
Love in Amish Country by Rachel Yoder
Classified Zuma spacecraft may have failed after SpaceX launch
Nevermore by Sadie Stein
Mo Farah completes historic doubleTesla announces Elon Musk's replacement as board chair: Robyn DenholmPSA: 'The Handmaid's Tale' creator wants you to vote in the midtermsOlympians' big night out results in closing ceremony ban and curfewMo Farah completes historic double'Diwali' from 'The Office' is still a master class in representationFord gets into the e'Podcast bingo' is a perfect summation of the clichés you always hearStudy says 'Harry Potter' fans less likely to vote Trump and J.K. Rowling loves itAnyway, here's Matthew McConaughey's obscure YouTube ChannelGoogle walkout organizers vow to 'not let up' following CEO's responseHere is the Donald Trump campaign's first TV adThe snake 'accidentally donated to Goodwill' has been reunited with its ownerMore mobile games are on the horizon for Blizzard EntertainmentAmazon's Alexa is now available for Windows 10 PCs everywhereNothing to see here, just some dogs enjoying an art exhibitionHere's how to enable Night Mode on Hulu WebInstagram is working on school'World of Warcraft Classic' is super slow, but that has its benefitsMoviePass, what are you doing? Still Moving by Rowan Ricardo Phillips What's new to streaming and theaters this week O Jogo Bonito A Dream of Toasted Cheese 'Bad Things' ending explained: What really happened in that hotel? Night at the Museum Lil Nas X celebrates his first YouTube video with 1 million dislikes Rules of Civility Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid Best air conditioner deals: Save on Black+Decker, Frigidaire, more How to avoid malware when searching mental health terms The Discovery of Oneself: An Interview with Daniel Mendelsohn by Ioanna Kohler 'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for August 18, 2023 Our Recap of Canto 34 of Dante’s “Inferno” A beginner’s guide to age play Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for August 18 Snapchat's My AI story was just a creepy glitch How to delete your TikTok account Massive Books3 collection for training AI was taken down over copyright issues How to add and easily switch between accounts on TikTok
1.7975s , 8286.1484375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【colonial eroticism africa】,Charm Information Network