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This Jan. 14, 2015, file photo shows a sign outside Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
April 11, 2019, 8:23 am
Nearly 200 million in US, Israel eligible for compensation in Yahoo data breach
Company’s owners to pay $117.5 million in latest settlement over immense data loss to hackers in 2013-14
By Michael Liedtke
Yahoo Headquarters (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
October 24, 2018, 8:50 am
Yahoo to pay $50m, other costs to millions of Israeli and US hacking victims
Technology giant also offers to fund two years of free credit-monitoring services for those who were impacted by security breach
By Michael Liedtke
FBI Criminal Cyber, Response and Services Branch Executive Assistant Director Paul Abbate waits to speak during a press conference to announce criminal charges against four Russians for the 2014 hacking of Yahoo at the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
March 15, 2017, 8:42 pm
US charges 2 Russian spies, 2 ‘criminal hackers’ in Yahoo attack
Massive 2014 cyberattack for espionage and financial gain compromised 500 million users, says Justice Department
By AFP
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer speaks during a news conference Monday, May 20, 2013, in New York (photo credit: AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
From the WebJanuary 10, 2017, 4:44 pm
Marissa Mayer resigning from Yahoo board as remaining company renames itself Altaba
TechCrunch: The news of the name change at Yahoo’s remaining business was made in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is an indication that Verizon is moving forward with its purchase of Yahoo
Yahoo Headquarters (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
December 15, 2016, 3:53 am
Yahoo suffers world’s biggest hack; 1 billion affected
Tech company discovers 3-year-old breach, considered the biggest in history; security experts says it’s likely the work of a foreign government
By Michael Liedtke
This Jan. 14, 2015, file photo shows a sign outside Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
September 23, 2016, 9:05 am
Yahoo hack in 2014 hit 500m users, likely ‘state-sponsored’
In what may be largest-ever breach for single company, data stolen from half a billion accounts
By Glenn Chapman
This Jan. 14, 2015, file photo shows a sign outside Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
From the WebJuly 25, 2016, 4:24 pm
Yahoo agrees to sell web businesses to Verizon for $4.8 billion
Bloomberg: Verizon Communications Inc., the largest wireless carrier in the U.S., is buying Yahoo! Inc.’s main web businesses; the deal includes mail, financial tools, news and sports content
This Jan. 14, 2015, file photo shows a sign outside Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
April 11, 2016, 3:03 am
UK’s Daily Mail considering bid on Yahoo
Talks to purchase ailing US internet giant ‘in early stages,’ says spokesman
By AP
Illustrative image of rats (Pixabay)
January 3, 2016, 8:01 pm
High-tech rat patrol hunts down rodents in hours, instead of days
An Internet of Things technology by IoTBox is being used to keep unwanted visitors out of food-storage areas
By David Shamah
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein in her Capitol Hill office in Washington, DC, Debruary 11, 2015. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 26, 2015, 7:06 am
Social media giants battle Congress over online terror bill
Proposed legislation would require companies to report red flag material, but critics say dragnet approach may do more harm than good
By Anne Flaherty
Google's new image-recognition program misfired badly this week by identifying two black people as gorillas (YouTube screen cap)
July 4, 2015, 11:32 am
New Google app blunders, calls black people ‘gorillas’
Company officials apologize for mortifying blunder, explain that technology still needs more development
By Michael Liedtke
A scene from "Oh, the Guilt" (episode 5, season 3) of the television series "Grey's Anatomy" (Screen capture: YouTube)
May 18, 2015, 5:46 pm
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ saves woman’s life
Hospital show episode prompts Sarit Fishbaine, a marketing VP from south of Israel, to seek out a crucial second opinion about lump in her breast
By Rahel Jaskow
Stamps from Nazi Germany for sale on Etsy website (screen capture: Etsy.com)
October 16, 2014, 6:46 pm
Online retailer has almost 1,000 Nazi-themed items for sale
B’nai B’rith pans Etsy, Amazon, Sears Marketplace, Yahoo! for not enforcing ban on sale of ‘hateful paraphernalia’
By Spencer Ho
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer speaks during a news conference Monday, May 20, 2013, in New York (photo credit: AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
August 16, 2014, 4:56 pm
Yahoo to buy Israeli startup for over $15 m.
ClarityRay specializes in software development to help publishers identify fraudulent ads; Apple names Technion grad as VP
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of a laptop computer (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
July 12, 2014, 2:20 am
Yahoo buys Israeli streaming startup RayV
High-quality video platform ‘perfect fit’ for internet corporation’s foray into on-demand entertainment market
By AFP
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