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  2. Yahoo data breaches - Wikipedia

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    The 2014 breach affected over 500 million user accounts. Both breaches are considered the largest ever discovered and included names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and security questions—both encrypted and unencrypted. When Yahoo made the breaches public in 2016, they acknowledged being aware of the second intrusion since 2014.

  3. Koobface - Wikipedia

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    Koobface is a network worm that attacks Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms. [1] [2] [3] This worm originally targeted users of networking websites such as Facebook, Skype, Yahoo Messenger, and email websites such as GMail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL Mail.

  4. Email hacking - Wikipedia

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    Email is a very widely used communication method. If an email account is hacked, it can allow the attacker access to the personal, sensitive or confidential information in the mail storage; as well as allowing them to read new incoming and outgoing email - and to send and receive as the legitimate owner.

  5. List of cyberattacks - Wikipedia

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    A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.

  6. 2012 Yahoo Voices hack - Wikipedia

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    The Yahoo Voices breach occurred on July 12, 2012, when a hacking group calling themselves "D33DS Company" used a union-based SQL injection attack to gain unauthorized access to Yahoo's servers. [5] The attackers were able to extract and publish unencrypted account details, including emails and passwords, for approximately 450,000 user accounts ...

  7. Unmasking the threat: A deep dive into what is computer malware

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    The use of antivirus and anti-malware software is a must — it serves as the first line of defense against various cyber threats. These programs are designed to detect, quarantine and eliminate ...

  8. The Many Faces of Malware - AOL

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    With malware attacks increasing every year, it’s essential to know how you can help prevent them from happening to you. Here are some tips to help you avoid a malware attack: Always download ...

  9. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account

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    3. Revert your mail settings if they were changed. 4. Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated. 5. Check to make sure your recovery options are up-to-date. 6. Consider enabling two-step verification to add an extra layer of security to your account. Review our help article for ways you can keep your account safe.