Yahoo! confirms vulnerability fixed

Yesterday, Yahoo! confirmed that the data comprising 400,000+ email and passwords that was leaked online in plain text had been sourced from their servers. In an official post on its ycorpblog, Yahoo! now asserts that they have taken "swift action" and fixed the vulnerability. In the post, Yahoo! also informs that they have put in place additional security measures for users who were affected by the data breach. They go onto add that they have "enhanced" their security controls and are currently informing those users affected by the data breach. In their blog post, Yahoo! assures that they will take significant measures to protect their users and their data. 

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