[ NNSquad ] Yahoo Breach Extends Beyond Yahoo to Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Users

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Yahoo Breach Extends Beyond Yahoo to Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Users

http://j.mp/M5ask2  (New York Times)

   "Dana Langkeek, a spokeswoman for Yahoo, said that the compromised
    accounts belonged to Yahoo's Contributor Network, previously
    Associated Content, and that fewer than 5 percent of the passwords
    posted were still valid."

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--Lauren--
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