Why Yahoo scanning user email is no cause for panic

The Wall Street Journal yesterday published an unsettling report that the owner of Yahoo, Verizon subsidiary Oath, has been quietly analysing the emails of its 200 million users to sell to advertisers. Continue reading Why Yahoo scanning user email is no cause for panic

Yahoo gets $35 million slap on wrist for failing to disclose colossal 2014 data breach

In an ongoing investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Yahoo (now Altaba) has been fined $35 million for failing to report a known data breach in two straight years of SEC filings. Publicly traded companies in the United States are requ… Continue reading Yahoo gets $35 million slap on wrist for failing to disclose colossal 2014 data breach

News in brief: Yahoo ‘was spear-phished’; McDonald’s Twitter hijacked; Samsung moots face recognition for payments

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: Yahoo ‘was spear-phished’; McDonald’s Twitter hijacked; Samsung moots face recognition for payments

FSB Officers, Criminal Hackers Indicted in Yahoo Breach

The Department of Justice indicted four individuals, including two Russian FSB officers, for their roles in the Yahoo breach. Continue reading FSB Officers, Criminal Hackers Indicted in Yahoo Breach

FSB Officers, Criminal Hackers Indicted in Yahoo Breach

The Department of Justice indicted four individuals, including two Russian FSB officers, for their roles in the Yahoo breach. Continue reading FSB Officers, Criminal Hackers Indicted in Yahoo Breach