Yahoo Tells SEC Executives Failed to Act on Breach

Yahoo said in its latest SEC filing that executives and legal reps failed to act sufficiently on the information they had about breaches that exposed more than 1 billion account records. Continue reading Yahoo Tells SEC Executives Failed to Act on Breach

Threatpost News Wrap, December 16, 2016

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week including Yahoo’s latest breach announcement, a DDoS-for-hire crackdown, hackers seeking help with Mirai, and some new Adobe patches. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, December 16, 2016

Yahoo Discloses Data From 1 Billion Accounts Stolen in 2013

Yahoo disclosed today that attackers in 2013 stole data associated with more than 1 billion accounts. CISO Bob Lord said this incident is “distinct” from a 2014 attack in which 500 million accounts were breached. Continue reading Yahoo Discloses Data From 1 Billion Accounts Stolen in 2013