Over 500M Yahoo Login Details Stolen, Biggest Data Breach In Internet History

Yahoo users everywhere beware, the website recently revealed that over 500 million login details have been stolen, and it actually occurred a while ago. This makes this case the worst data breach in internet history, though based on the number of  hacking incidents recently, perpetrators seem to be trying to beat this record.

Among the information that was stolen include the names, emails, and phone numbers of users, as well as their birth dates, Yahoo announced in a press release. As anyone who has ever done anything on the internet will know, those details are pertinent since they can be used to access things like social media accounts and even steal online banking information. Worst of all, the information was actually stolen way back in 2014.

With this being the case, half a billion people are now at risk of serious damages if they don’t act soon. As such, Yahoo is urging users who haven’t changed their passwords in over two years to do so now.

Among the most concerning aspects of this latest revelation is just how widespread the online entity’s influence is. With over 1 billion monthly users that spread over its information and finance services, the breach is a serious reminder of just how easily security can be compromised in terms of internet services. Yahoo also told CNET that in terms of user numbers, its Yahoo Mail service gets about 225 million a month, and many of them are using the same emails to access the financial services that the site is also offering.

With daily life becoming more and more interconnected, the regular hacking reports that are popping up every few weeks or so now has never been more problematic. Users could easily lose their money, security, and even identity thanks to data breaches like this. By the looks of escalating attacks recently, it seems hackers are only growing bolder.