• Home
  • Tech News
    • Bikes
    • Cars
    • Gadgets
    • Games
    • Internet
  • Business
    • Development
    • Economy
    • Finance
    • Merger & Acquisition
    • Projects
  • Entrepreneurship & Start Ups
  • Internet marketing
    • Blogging
    • Content marketing
    • Link Building
    • PPC
    • SEO
  • Quotes
Search
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
rs tech RS-NEWS
rs tech
  • Home
  • Tech News
    • Gmail users sending spam emails to their own Gmail account

      You Want Home Robot? Amazon is working on it

      Careem Customers and Captains Personal Data hacked

      iPhone se2

      New leak hints Apple iPhone SE2 to fall short of expectations

      samsung

      The Samsung S9 will have a massive display

      AllBikesCarsGadgetsGamesInternet
  • Business
    • This Airline to Pay 2 Friends €3,300 Each Per Month to Move to Iceland and Travel the World

      Islamabad Metro Bus Service Project Stuck & Delayed

      Punjab Police to extract 4610 Policemen from VIP duties to save Rs3 billion

      Pictures & Videos of World’s Third Largest Mosque in Bahria Town, Karachi

      Cinema Bans Pjs and Onesies as Part of Dress Code

      AllDevelopmentEconomyFinanceMerger & AcquisitionProjects
  • Entrepreneurship & Start Ups
  • Internet marketing
    • Instagram expands its Shopping Posts To Other Countries

      WordPress Now Powers 30 Percent of All Sites

      Google to launch Auto Ads using Artificial Intelligence AI

      Unilever threatens to stop advertising on Google and Facebook

      Warning: WordPress Users, Update Now & do it manually

      AllBloggingContent marketingLink BuildingPPCSEO
  • Quotes
Home Tech News Yahoo security breach puts you at risk
  • Tech News

Yahoo security breach puts you at risk

By
Sheher Bano
-
December 19, 2016
SHARE
Facebook
Twitter
  • tweet
yahoo security breach

Yahoo security breach is the latest in the tech industry. More than one billion accounts were hacked and their data sold on the dark web this December. The Yahoo security breach happened in August 2013 and only came forward now. This means that whoever had access to information has had a lot of time to exploit it.

Many users took to twitter to comment on how the latest security breach at Yahoo does not impact them. Well, it is time to think again! If you play fantasy sports, post pictures on Flickr or use Yahoo Finance then you are the owner of a Yahoo account. This means that your private information is at risk of exploitation. Yahoo reports that there are around 225 million active accounts which meant that other accounts for various purposes were also breached. This hack is the second one after the September hack. Cyber security experts have labeled this the worst hacks in history. The tech company is notifying users whose account may have been compromised and is asking them to change passwords.

Yahoo security breach is not an isolated incident

The threat is very serious for people who have left their Yahoo account doormats. Many people use the same passwords and security questions across multiple sites. The breach may put your information at risk on other websites if you do not have different passwords across multiple site accounts. It is important to note that private information such as credit card information and online shopping or banking accounts are the main factors of interest for hackers.

Read: Your digital transactions might be a hacking trap

In order to protect yourself from the latest hack be sure to change your password. If you receive an email asking for more information from another account then beware. There might be hackers trying to access your personal information. Also, make sure to have multiple passwords for each website account on the internet.

Image via Money CNN

  • TAGS
  • account
  • cyber security
  • hacking
  • security breach
  • Yahoo
SHARE
Facebook
Twitter
  • tweet
Previous articleKik now has video calling feature
Next articleViber is introducing video messages and more
Sheher Bano
I'm a communication enthusiast and writer, currently pursuing a degree in Mass Communication. Follow me on Twitter

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

Gmail users sending spam emails to their own Gmail account

You Want Home Robot? Amazon is working on it

Careem Customers and Captains Personal Data hacked

TRENDING

chat

Chat is Google’s counter to iMessages

April 20, 2018

You Want Home Robot? Amazon is working on it

April 23, 2018

Student Died During A Slap-Fight Game

April 18, 2018

IT companies direly need leadership: A story of catastrophic failure of...

April 18, 2018

A 12-Year-Old Stole Parents’ Credit Card and Flied to Bali Alone

April 23, 2018

POPULAR

Momina Ashraf – LUMS Student Robbed by an Armed Uber Driver...

Darakhshan Anjum - April 23, 2018
0
Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS) student has shared her traumatic experience on social media, with one of the leading ride-hailing apps in...

Mia Khalifa received death threats for filming a Porn Scene Wearing...

April 23, 2018
samsung

The Samsung S9 will have a massive display

April 23, 2018

Punjab Police to extract 4610 Policemen from VIP duties to save...

April 23, 2018

23 NAB officers have been fired for misconduct

April 23, 2018
Sponsored




 

Home | Contact Us | Terms and Disclaimer

© ResearchSnipers.com RS-NEWS 2018 | Follow us on Facebook and Twitter