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200M Yahoo Password Leaked?

August 4, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

Remember the criminal actor who leaked the Linkedin and Myspace password databases? Well, he’s at it again. This week he claims to have over 200 million Yahoo accounts that he’s selling for three Bitcoin. Signs suggest this is old data, but it still may help hackers exploiting the fact that users reuse their passwords. Watch the video below for more details and some advice for Yahoo users.

Episode Runtime: 2:09

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3hMH4EX1og

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Hacker advertising 200m Yahoo records on the dark web – Motherboard
  • Yahoo probing a huge data breach – BBC
  • Yahoo accounts may be on sale on the black market – Computer World

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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  1. Matt Damon says

    August 4, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    Matt Damon!

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