- Hacking News
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 16th, 2016
![Yahoo Hackers Selling the 1 Billion Stolen Accounts for $300,000 Yahoo Hackers Selling the 1 Billion Stolen Accounts for $300,000](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/yahoo-hackers-selling-the-1-billion-stolen-accounts-for-300-000-1.jpg)
Yahoo Hackers Selling the 1 Billion Stolen Accounts for $300,000
3 buyers already purchased the database of Yahoo accounts
- Hacking News
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 15th, 2016
![Yahoo Reveals Another 1 Billion Accounts Got Hacked Yahoo Reveals Another 1 Billion Accounts Got Hacked](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/yahoo-reveals-another-1-billion-accounts-got-hacked-1.jpg)
Yahoo Reveals Another 1 Billion Accounts Got Hacked
Another major breach confirmed by Yahoo, user data exposed
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 10th, 2016
![Critical Yahoo Mail Security Flaw Allowed Hackers to Access Any Account Critical Yahoo Mail Security Flaw Allowed Hackers to Access Any Account](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/critical-yahoo-mail-security-flaw-allowed-hackers-to-access-any-account-1.jpg)
Critical Yahoo Mail Security Flaw Allowed Hackers to Access Any Account
A patch was already released by Yahoo last week
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 9th, 2016
![“Love,” “Girl,” and “Angel” Are the Most Commonly Used Words for Passwords “Love,” “Girl,” and “Angel” Are the Most Commonly Used Words for Passwords](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/love-girl-and-angel-are-the-most-commonly-used-words-for-passwords-1.jpg)
“Love,” “Girl,” and “Angel” Are the Most Commonly Used Words for Passwords
Study shows users still stick to shockingly easy to guess passwords, but at least, they're no longer using "123456"
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 24th, 2016
![Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Still Loves Yahoo, Sees Google Buying Twitter Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Still Loves Yahoo, Sees Google Buying Twitter](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/former-microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer-still-loves-yahoo-sees-google-buying-twitter-1.jpg)
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Still Loves Yahoo, Sees Google Buying Twitter
Google should buy Twitter, but it won’t happen, he says
- Yahoo News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 11th, 2016
![Yahoo Disables Email Forwarding to Prevent Users from Leaving <em>UPDATED</em> Yahoo Disables Email Forwarding to Prevent Users from Leaving <em>UPDATED</em>](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/yahoo-disables-email-forwarding-to-prevent-users-from-leaving-1.png)
Yahoo Disables Email Forwarding to Prevent Users from Leaving UPDATED
If you REALLY want to leave Yahoo, there's a workaround
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 5th, 2016
![After Yahoo Revelations, Microsoft Swears It Didn’t Spy on Users for the NSA After Yahoo Revelations, Microsoft Swears It Didn’t Spy on Users for the NSA](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/after-yahoo-revelations-microsoft-swears-it-didn-t-spy-on-users-for-the-nsa-1.jpg)
After Yahoo Revelations, Microsoft Swears It Didn’t Spy on Users for the NSA
Redmond denies involvement in spying activities
- Tips and Tricks
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 5th, 2016
![On the Heels of the Yahoo-NSA Revelation, Here's How to Close Your Yahoo Account On the Heels of the Yahoo-NSA Revelation, Here's How to Close Your Yahoo Account](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/on-the-heels-of-the-yahoo-nsa-revelation-here-s-how-to-close-your-yahoo-account-1.png)
On the Heels of the Yahoo-NSA Revelation, Here's How to Close Your Yahoo Account
Respect is earned, and Yahoo is losing it by the day
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 4th, 2016
![Yahoo Scanned Everyone's Emails in Real-Time for the NSA and FBI Yahoo Scanned Everyone's Emails in Real-Time for the NSA and FBI](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/yahoo-scanned-everyone-s-emails-in-real-time-for-the-nsa-and-fbi-1.png)
Yahoo Scanned Everyone's Emails in Real-Time for the NSA and FBI
Reuters uncovers secret tool built by Yahoo at the behest of the NSA and FBI in order to scan Yahoo emails
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 27th, 2016
![US Senators Investigating Yahoo As Data Breach Affects Companies, Not Just Users US Senators Investigating Yahoo As Data Breach Affects Companies, Not Just Users](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/us-senators-investigating-yahoo-as-data-breach-affects-companies-not-just-users-1.png)
US Senators Investigating Yahoo As Data Breach Affects Companies, Not Just Users
Data breach breadth larger than initially expected
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 24th, 2016
![Yahoo Hit by First Lawsuit One Day After Announcing Huge Data Breach Yahoo Hit by First Lawsuit One Day After Announcing Huge Data Breach](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/yahoo-hit-by-first-lawsuit-one-day-after-announcing-huge-data-breach-1.png)
Yahoo Hit by First Lawsuit One Day After Announcing Huge Data Breach
New York man files class-action lawsuit against Yahoo
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 24th, 2016
![Man Who Hacked Yahoo in 2012 Sentenced to Two Years in Prison Man Who Hacked Yahoo in 2012 Sentenced to Two Years in Prison](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/man-who-hacked-yahoo-in-2012-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison-1.jpg)
Man Who Hacked Yahoo in 2012 Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Irony of the year: D33ds Company hacker sentenced to prison on the same day Yahoo admits to massive data breach
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 22nd, 2016
![Yahoo Blames Data Breach of 500M User Records on "State-Sponsored Actor" Yahoo Blames Data Breach of 500M User Records on "State-Sponsored Actor"](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/yahoo-blames-data-breach-of-500m-user-records-on-state-sponsored-actor-1.jpg)
Yahoo Blames Data Breach of 500M User Records on "State-Sponsored Actor"
Yahoo finally admits data breach reports from early August
- Microsoft Services
- By Bogdan Popa
- August 30th, 2016
![Microsoft’s Search Engine Keeps Growing As Google’s Declines Microsoft’s Search Engine Keeps Growing As Google’s Declines](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/microsoft-s-search-engine-keeps-growing-as-google-s-declines-1.jpg)
Microsoft’s Search Engine Keeps Growing As Google’s Declines
Stats show an increase in Bing search share in July
- Yahoo News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 16th, 2016
![Users Can't Stand the New Yahoo Messenger Desktop App Users Can't Stand the New Yahoo Messenger Desktop App](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/users-can-t-stand-the-new-yahoo-messenger-desktop-app-1.png)
Users Can't Stand the New Yahoo Messenger Desktop App
New Yahoo Messenger desktop app sucks, users say
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 1st, 2016
![Data of 200 Million Yahoo Users Pops Up for Sale on the Dark Web Data of 200 Million Yahoo Users Pops Up for Sale on the Dark Web](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/data-of-200-million-yahoo-users-pops-up-for-sale-on-the-dark-web-1.jpg)
Data of 200 Million Yahoo Users Pops Up for Sale on the Dark Web
Hacker is asking for $1,800 for the entire data set
- Windows Software
- By Bogdan Popa
- July 28th, 2016
![The Living Dead: Yahoo Launches New Messenger App for the Desktop The Living Dead: Yahoo Launches New Messenger App for the Desktop](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/the-living-dead-yahoo-launches-new-messenger-app-for-the-desktop-1.jpg)
The Living Dead: Yahoo Launches New Messenger App for the Desktop
New Yahoo Messenger app now available for download