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Charges against two Russia security officials in Yahoo hacking case

Two others named; one of them is on FBI’s most wanted hackers list March 16, 2017: The US Justice Department has announced charges against four people, including two Russian security officials, over hacks that affected millions of Yahoo users. Two of the defendants — Dmitry Dokuchaev and his superior Igor Sushchin — are officers of...
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Yahoo reveals world’s biggest data breach

International Finance Desk
Happened in 2014 and at least 500 million users were affected IFM Correspondent September 23, 2016: Yahoo, the California-based tech giant, on Thursday said personal information of at least 500 million users was stolen in an attack on its accounts in 2014. The attacker was a ‘state-sponsored actor’, and stolen information may include names, e-mail...
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Home Depot’s payment system breached

Could potentially impact customers using payment cards at its US and Canadian stores September 9, 2014: The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, on Monday confirmed that its payment data systems have been breached, which could potentially impact customers using payment cards at its US and Canadian stores. There is no evidence that...