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More Breach Investigations Coming?

We’ve written about the massive Yahoo data breach in this space a few times now. First there was the news of the breach itself and the potential fallout as far as consumer confidence and valuation for the business itself. Then we learned that the breach was even worse than originally reported, with the original breach going back years. At this point, it might seem like all the news has been had out of this particular attack. Well not so fast, as yet again the story of the Yahoo breach continues to provide valuable insights into what organizations might face should they too suffer a breach. Investigation Underway The two previously reported Yahoo breaches occurred in 2013 and 2014. The 2014

BAI Security February 2, 2017

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Update: The Yahoo Breach Keeps Getting Worse

Recently, we discussed the massive impact the Yahoo data breach was having on companies in all fields. At the time of our writing, there were rumors of Verizon beginning to get cold feed out of a proposed merger with Yahoo, potentially costing Yahoo up to a billion dollars. Things were not looking so great. News this week has warranted an update to Yahoo’s plight, however, as it appears somehow things have gotten even worse with the admission that their breach problems might have begun years ago. A Hidden Problem According to a filing Yahoo made to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Yahoo believes that the attacker who affected at least 500 million accounts first obtained access to their system

BAI Security December 17, 2016