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Weak passwords are driving massive global data breaches. From the 16 billion credential leak to McDonald's, Yahoo, and even the Louvre Museum, experts warn that better password hygiene is essential. Here is what you can do.

Tanmay Puri Dec 12, 2025

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban recently exited ABC's Shark Tank business reality show. His $33 million investments since 2011 have grown to at least $250 million.

Niloy Chakrabarti Jun 04, 2025

Marissa Mayer, former CEO of Yahoo, apologised for the data breaches in 2013 and 2014 that affected 3 billion user's privacy.

Immanuel Jotham Nov 09, 2017

Yahoo says all three billion user accounts were hit in a hack earlier in the year, three times more than previously thought. The company was sold to Verizon in June.

Brendan Cole Oct 03, 2017

Prior to Yahoo, Mayer worked at Google for 13 years after she was hired straight out of Stanford.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jun 15, 2017

The chief executive's windfall includes stock, stock options and a ''golden parachute''.

Alistair Charlton Apr 25, 2017

The lawsuit claims high-profile political activist, Harry Wu, illegally used the funds for personal gain.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Apr 12, 2017

Yahoo believes that the same state-sponsored hackers behind the 2014 hack may also be responsible for latest intrusions.

India Ashok Mar 02, 2017

Yahoo employees now have 'near-daily' meetings with CEO Marissa Mayer and weekly meetings with CISO Bob Lord.

India Ashok Feb 28, 2017

Verizon's Marni Walden said the company has "always believed this acquisition makes strategic sense".

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 22, 2017

Still happy with the state of things, US markets continue upward trajectory.

James Tennent Feb 21, 2017

US judge rules that Facebook Live videos cannot be copyrighted if the footage is being streamed publicly.

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 20, 2017

Yahoo said hackers used forged cookies to gain illegal access to users' accounts without a password.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 16, 2017

The tech giant cancelled a congressional briefing on 31 January at the last minute.

Jason Murdock Feb 13, 2017

The SEC is reportedly looking into whether Yahoo's disclosures about the hacks were in accordance with laws.

India Ashok Jan 23, 2017

Yahoo co-founder David Filo and four other board members will also be resigning.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 10, 2017

Expert believes the batch has been sold three times – once to an intelligence agency.

Jason Murdock Dec 16, 2016

Yahoo said an 'unauthorised third party' stole data associated with over one billion user accounts in 2013.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 16, 2016

Experts believe that some concessions from Yahoo may be likely, given the magnitude of the breach.

India Ashok Dec 16, 2016

Cloudflare engineer says there's no point encrypting emails with PGP – if you want security, use an app.

Mary-Ann Russon Dec 15, 2016

Names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and hashed passwords have all been exposed.

Tareq Haddad Dec 14, 2016

Yahoo is facing 'at least' 23 putative class action lawsuits after major hack.

Jason Murdock Nov 10, 2016

This is the second time in a month that Yahoo users have been unable to send email.

Alistair Charlton Nov 03, 2016

Yahoo wants to 'set a precedent of transparency' amid mass surveillance claims.

Jason Murdock Oct 20, 2016

Yahoo apologised for the interruption of mail forwarding feature.

Sarmistha Acharya Oct 17, 2016

In the UK Google received data requests for 3,302 users in first half of 2016.

Jason Murdock Oct 14, 2016

Many investors and experts have expressed concerns over the impact of the data breach on the takeover deal.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 14, 2016

The company claims the feature is 'under development', but suspicious timing can't be ignored.

Owen Hughes Oct 11, 2016

'We still see a real value in the asset,' Verizon chief executive Lowell McAdam said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 11, 2016

The former employee accuses Mayer and two other female executives of illegally purging male workers.

Mary-Ann Russon Oct 10, 2016