Yahoo users are advised to immediately reset all passwords linked to Yahoo, especially if the password has not been changed since 2014. This year, 45 million user records were leaked online in the VerticalScope breach and before that, personal details of users who accessed the Acer Online Store were exposed to cybercriminals. In 2015, healthcare companies like Anthem, and government agency OPM were hit with breaches, all of which suffered a staggering amount of stolen information. The past decade has seen a number of large-scale and high profile data breaches, from the AOL incident in 2005 where an insider leaked sensitive data, to the Target breach in 2014 where nearly 40 million debit and credit card credentials were exposed to fraud. The Yahoo breach could count as one of the biggest-if not the biggest-breaches in terms of the number of records stolen. Lord’s report noted that there is no evidence to suggest that user payment card data or bank account information was compromised-the system housing that information is believed to be unaffected. Yahoo also confirms that user account information was stolen in late 2014, and the data may have included names, passwords, security questions and answers, as well as other personal information like dates of birth and email addresses. The post outlines the investigation, a protection plan, and security recommendations. The tech giant was quick to issue a plan of action, with Yahoo chief information security officer Bob Lord posting an announcement on Tumblr on September 22. There had been no restrictions on foreign investors or entities running digital media ventures aimed at Indian consumers.Yahoo has confirmed a massive breach that compromised the personal information of 500 million of its users, affecting account holders of Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Fantasy Sports, and Flickr. Until then, only Indian print media and news broadcast television companies had FDI caps – of 26% and 49% respectively. The rules first came out in late 2019 when the Centre announced that it would “permit” up to 26% foreign direct investment (FDI) under the “government route” for digital media companies that upload or stream news and current affairs.Īt the time, it sparked surprise because it was a departure from existing policy. The closure was, at the time, the first direct impact that the Narendra Modi government’s new policy limiting foreign investment in digital media publications had on the Indian media landscape. As The Wire reported, it shut down in November 2020 over the new FDI rules, leaving 12 journalists who worked there out of job. The US-based media company that shut down operations in India was HuffPost’s (formerly ‘The Huffington Post’) Indian arm. We’ve had a long association with India, and remain open to opportunities that connect us to users here,” the company noted. “Yahoo Mail will continue to operate in India as normal. Screenshot of Yahoo’s welcome page with the notice on the platform no longer publishing content.Ī separate FAQ put out Yahoo says that even its ‘Cricket’ operations – which provided coverage of the sport – is also impacted by the new rules as it has a ‘news’ component.
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