Web services provider Yahoo has revealed every one of its 3 billion accounts were likely affected by 2013's data breach.
In 2016 when Verizon began purchasing Yahoo's core business, it believed the number of victimised accounts was closer to one billion.
New intelligence has revealed that the breach was much worse than originally thought and may include all of its accounts.
An official statement from Yahoo stated it "took action to protect all accounts." All users who hadn't changed passwords were required to do so, and the company "invalidated unencrypted security questions and answers," making them unusable for account access.
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In 2016 when Verizon began purchasing Yahoo's core business, it believed the number of victimised accounts was closer to one billion.
New intelligence has revealed that the breach was much worse than originally thought and may include all of its accounts.
An official statement from Yahoo stated it "took action to protect all accounts." All users who hadn't changed passwords were required to do so, and the company "invalidated unencrypted security questions and answers," making them unusable for account access.
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