Yahoo Hack 2013: One billion (!) User accounts captured

There are over 2 billion Internet users worldwide. The data of more than half have apparently already been stolen.


Only 500 million, then a billion - or actually differently. In September 2017 it came to light that the search engine operator Yahoo 2017 was the victim of a hacker attack, with more than half a billion user data stolen. Shortly before the yearly change, Yahoo is now reporting that it was already an attack in August 2013. In this, records were stolen by one billion users. In this way, Yahoo leads the poorly honorable list of the largest data thefts - at position 1 and position 2. The third place is MySpace with 427 million stolen records.


In the now-known hack, cybercriminals have been able to steal names, e-mail addresses, birth data and passwords. The passwords are only available in encrypted form. Some data sets also contain security questions and answers - in encrypted form, but in many cases also in the plaintext. This allows cybercriminals to compromise their victim's accounts on other web portals.


Similar to 2017, one year before, no bank information or credit card data has been lost. This store Yahoo separately. Just like the other case, Yahoo suspects an attack on the state order. Suspects can not name Yahoo however.


For this, Yahoo reported to the US provider Verizon a few weeks ago of data theft. Verizon plans to take over the Internet company. The second known case of data theft is likely to have a strong impact on the negotiations - especially at the price level. Initially, $ 4.8 billion was in talks. The negotiations began again in autumn, when the hacker attack of 2017 became known.


Lesetipp: Yahoo Hack 2017 - 500 million user data stolen


As with any attack, Yahoo users should change their passwords and, if possible, adjust security questions and responses. It is best to change the access data to other important services - such as Amazon, Ebay, Paypal and so on. Meanwhile, Yahoo is working with the authorities to find the perpetrators. In addition, the company insures to continue to work on security for users and their accounts.