Hackers gained access to 200 million accounts Yahoo

Security Service Yahoo is currently busy checking information that the hackers managed exploit vulnerabilities in MySpace and LinkedIn and access the 200 million user of accounting records. Attackers have already set the price of the database - 3 Bitcoins (about 123 thousand rubles).

It is assumed that the database dates back to the year 2012. However, its volume allows us to say that it still contains a lot of actual passwords.

Resource Motherboard, first reported the leak occurred, received at its disposal a small fragment from the database 500 of passwords. Check the first two dozen names of people are allowed to establish that most of them actually belongs to real people. However, further study showed logins that these somewhat out of date, since it is often a message appears stating that the account has been disabled or her license was suspended.

Recently, it was officially announced that the US telecommunications company Verizon acquires Yahoo for $ 5 billion. Terms of the deal could be agreed before the appearance of compromising information. In turn, all users of Yahoo and the company-owned service should hurry up and change passwords.