Finally Yahoo decided to let them know users of its services on the magnitude of the latest breaches and leaks.
The first hack apparently took place in August 2013 and leaked names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords accesss (with MD5) and in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers.
Simple text access codes and credit card payment information are not reported by the company.
Yahoo says in the updated warning that it has notified affected users and that it "has taken steps to secure accounts by requiring users to change their codeof their access.”
And yes, Yahoo admitted that the above hack is different from the breach and leakage of 500 million accounts which was revealed in September of this year.
However, the company adds that the officers are the same hackers who made the first violation.
If you are one of those who still have Yahoo accounts, change it code your access directly, or register at company authentication service.
More information in the official announcement:
