Showing posts with label Yahoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yahoo. Show all posts

Monday, March 13, 2017

Verizon sought $925 million discount for Yahoo merger, got $350 million


Verizon Communications Inc sought almost triple the price reduction that it ultimately obtained for Yahoo Inc's core assets following two massive cyber attacks at the internet company, according to a Yahoo filing.

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Yahoo says about 32 million accounts accessed using 'forged cookies'


Yahoo Inc, which disclosed two massive data breaches last year, said on Wednesday that about 32 million user accounts were accessed by intruders in the last two years using forged cookies.

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Verizon, Yahoo agree to lowered $4.48 billion deal following cyber attacks


Verizon Communications Inc said on Tuesday it would buy Yahoo Inc's core business for $4.48 billion, lowering its original offer by $350 million in the wake of two massive cyber attacks at the internet company.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Yahoo and the Year of Living Dangerously


If there is a lesson to be drawn from Internet search giant Yahoo's hellish past year, it is a grimly illustrative one: Never assume a cybersecurity disaster can't get worse.