Yahoo! have finally confirmed that data comprising of 400,000+ email ids and passwords was indeed taken from their servers. In a detailed note, Yahoo! revealed that an "older file from Yahoo! Contributor Network (previously Associated Content) containing approximately 400,000 Yahoo! and other company users names and passwords was stolen yesterday, July 11." Yahoo! went on to confirm that of the entire lot of e-mail ids and passwords compromised, less than five percent of the Yahoo! accounts had valid passwords. The company has assured in the note that it is fixing the loophole that led to the breach, while also changing the passwords of the affected accounts. They are also informing companies whose user accounts may have been affected by the breach. Yahoo! has also notified its users to change their passwords regularly, and also make themselves aware of online safety tips at security.yahoo.com.
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