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Hackers have discovered that one of the most central elements of online security — the mobile phone number — is also one of the easiest to steal. Credit Kevin Hagen for The New York Times

Identity Thieves Hijack Cellphone Accounts to Go After Virtual Currency

by Nathaniel Popper | Aug 30, 2017 | Business, Technology

New York- Hackers have discovered that one of the most central elements of online security — the mobile phone number — is also one of the easiest to steal. In a growing number of online attacks, hackers have been calling up Verizon, T-Mobile US, Sprint and AT&T...

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Yahoo: Hackers Stole Data from 500 Million Accounts in 2014

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 23, 2016 | Technology, World

Yahoo Inc. said on Thursday that at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014 by what it described as a state-sponsored actor. The attack on Yahoo was more than triple other large attacks on sites such as eBay Inc. Cyber thieves may have stolen names,...

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A combination photo shows Yahoo logo in Rolle, Switzerland (top) in 2012 and a Verizon sign at a retail store in San Diego, California, U.S. In 2016./ Reuters

Yahoo’s Sale to Verizon Ends an Era for a Web Pioneer

by VINDU GOEL and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Jul 29, 2016 | Business

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo was the front door to the web for an early generation of internet users, and its services still attract a billion visitors a month. But the internet is an unforgiving place for yesterday’s great idea, and Yahoo has now reached the end of the line...