Identity Theft
Today's headlines: Massive Yahoo data breach leaves users vulnerable
Reported by wric.com
In the world of high-tech, timing is everything — and Yahoo’s timing has been particularly bad as of late. Yahoo recently revealed that, in late 2014, hackers from what the company called a “state-sponsored actor” stole account information from over half a billion users. The potentially compromised data includes names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, birth dates, passwords, and security questions. While many passwords and some security questions were encrypted, they are still considered to be vulnerable to cracking by sophisticated hackers.