Safety Tips to Take Due to Hacking of 3 Billion Yahoo Accounts

Posted: October 10, 2017

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="424"] image: PCWorld[/caption] Recently Yahoo announced the hacking of more than 3 billion accounts. If you had a Yahoo account in 2013, you can almost be certain your username and password were compromised. This event can be an opportunity to do some cleanup and implement security recommendations, but first, make sure to take steps to protect your account and your personal information. Lucian Constantin, contributor to PCWorld and Brad Chacos, Senior Editor of PCWorld tell us how to go further to protect our information than just changing passwords.

3 billion Yahoo accounts hacked: 5 things you should do to stay safe

If you had a Yahoo account in 2013, your name and password were stolen. Yahoo expanded the scope of its massive data breach on Monday. In December, the Internet giant announced a hack that affected over a billion accounts, making it by far the largest data breach in history. Now, the company says that every Yahoo account in existence in 2013—more than 3 billion—was breached. The hackers walked away with password hashes that can be easily cracked. If you’re a Yahoo user you should consider your password compromised and should take all the necessary steps to secure your account. You should follow all of Yahoo’s recommendations, such as changing your password and watching for suspicious account activity, but here are a few more advanced tips that you should have in mind. And if Yahoo's lack of security has you down, read PCWorld's guide to replacing five major Yahoo services and deleting your Yahoo account. Read the entire article, 3 billion Yahoo accounts hacked: 5 things you should do to stay safe on PCWorld.