Yahoo discloses hack of 1 billion accounts..

Bish0pQ · 12-16-2016, 04:51 PM

(12-15-2016, 06:50 AM)Aeolian Wrote: Or you could just use a PC that isn't a shitbox

(12-16-2016, 04:33 PM)m0dem Wrote:
(12-15-2016, 12:34 PM)Bish0pQ Wrote: The bigger companies never understand ;( I mean we are a forum with like 5% the users of Yahoo, maybe not even that and we still use better encryption algorithms than a multi million dollar company (thanks to @Oni of course).

I think we're a little less than 5% of the Yahoo userbase size.

Yeah like 0.01%, but still

Bish0pQ · 12-16-2016, 07:02 PM

Just to add something, the database just has been sold for $300.000.

Source (sorry for long link, on gsm):
http://thehackernews.com/2016/12/yahoo-h...+Blog)&m=1

I'll fix the link later.

Blink · 12-16-2016, 11:52 PM

Sigh... Not surprised, at all...

m0dem · 12-17-2016, 08:01 PM

(12-16-2016, 07:02 PM)Bish0pQ Wrote: Just to add something, the database just has been sold for $300.000.

Source (sorry for long link, on gsm):
http://thehackernews.com/2016/12/yahoo-h...+Blog)&m=1

I'll fix the link later.

$300k
That's only $0.0003 per user if my calculations are correct.
Pretty cheap!?