Yahoo confirmed that 500 million accounts have been hacked! The 3 things you must do users now
Yahoo confirmed information first surfaced a month ago.
The information in more than 500 million user accounts were hacked Yahoo in 2014, probably by an entity "a state-sponsored," the corporation said on Thursday Yahoo.
In a statement picked up by Reuters, Yahoo says that the stolen data could include names, addresses, e-mail, phone numbers, dates of birth and passwords hashes (encrypted), but not passwords as such, data on cards credit or bank account information.
Yahoo is working with the US to elucidate the case of hacking. The news of a possible major attack on Yahoo originally appeared in August when a hacker named "Peace" tried to sell 200 million Yahoo accounts. After confirmed the attack, Yahoo recommended that users change their password if they have not done it in 2014.
The Bitdefender issued a communiqué with the advice given Yahoo users:
As a result of security breaches in data of about 500 million customers services Yahoo has been compromised (name, e-mail, phone numbers, birthdays, passwords, questions and answers, additional security), specialists in cybersecurity Yahoo accounts Bitdefender recommends users to follow some safety tips aimed at reducing the risk of incidents in the next period. Yahoo is one of the most popular email services used in Romania.
Change your account password in the shortest possible time and make sure you use authentication methods in more steps, adding classic password in logging mechanism, and personal phone number or additional security questions. Changing the password is recommended for all accounts where that e-mail is used in the login process. It is important not reuse your old password in the future!
Be aware of phishing campaigns (deception). Usually, criminals take advantage of highly publicized security breaches to send e-mails to millions of users on behalf of the affected company. As users expect to receive emails during this period to explain the impact of guilds on personal data, the chances that they open a message apparently originated in the Yahoo grow significantly.
Install a security solution to reduce the risk of infection in case of accessing links or attachments containing dangerous. By accessing infected internet page, users can download involuntarily even ransomware type threats that blocks access to files and charge a sum of money to provide the decryption key.
"Bresee which materializes in data theft have long-term impact. Often hackers get those addresses victims information by e-mails that appear to come from the affected company. Because the victim is expected to be contacted, it is more willing to click on links included or disclose information requested by hackers, "said Bogdan Botezatu, a specialist in cybersecurity Bitdefender.