Yahoo! Hacked! Again! warning to users

Users who insist on keeping the at Yahoo would do well to pay close attention to the news below. Yahoo has once again informed its users that their accounts may have been compromised by hackers who are believed to have used fake cookies instead of passwords.Yahoo

The it was revealed in a November 2016 SEC filing, but considering the size of the breaches the company disclosed in September and December, which affected 500 million accounts the first and 1 billion accounts the second, the matter went largely unnoticed.

"With ongoing investigation, we believe a fake cookie may have been used in 2015 or 2016 to gain access to your account. We believe that the same individuals who carried out the data theft reported on September 22, 2016 are responsible for the cookie activity," Yahoo's warning to users of its services reads today.

According to the company, the security loophole that allowed the use of forged cookies has been corrected, while Yahoo's systems have been secured more so that users are safe from similar attacks. Of course, they have also said about the latest violations.

"The technical details of the fake cookie attacks are unclear, but it appears that Yahoo had some serious problems with its authentication mechanisms and of sessions. It's a good example of how an app flaw can cost millions. Yahoo certainly made the right decision to inform its users, however such a delay is neither justified nor condoned. It may trigger a class action lawsuit against Yahoo,” CEO of security company High-Tech Bridge Mr. Ilia Kolochenko told Softpedia.

If you are a Yahoo user and after all this you want to continue to service, change your password immediately.

If you are tired of the company with the continuous announcements of violations, please turn off your account.
To delete your account, you should be able to find the right link that is well hidden.

Yahoo will try to intimidate you by indicating that your profile account is linked to your email and Yahoo Messenger.

The company will then tell you how the of your account, will cause you to lose all your data across the Yahoo network. Please note that deleting your Yahoo account will also delete your Flickr account, along with any photos you have stored there.

It takes about 90 days to completely delete your account. The last thing you need to do is type your password and CAPTCHA to terminate your account.

The link to your account is deleted as follows:
https://edit.yahoo.com/config/delete_user

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