400,000 Yahoo Accounts Hacked

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Thursday July 12, 2012 · 2:00 PM PDT

2012/07/12 · 14:00

According to the Chicago Tribune and other sources, today at least 400,000 Yahoo user accounts were hacked.

“The hack happened Wednesday, according to Yahoo, which also said it was an older file for Yahoo! Contributor Network that was breached.”

I have no idea what the Yahoo Contributor Network is! Never used it.

"We apologize to affected users," the company said in an email statement delivered promptly Thursday morning. "We encourage users to change their passwords on a regular basis and also familiarize themselves with our online safety tips at security.yahoo.com."

Delivered promptly to WHOM? The L.A. Times? I never received an email from Yahoo. I found out when I did an online search on what to do if your email is hacked!
I certainly didn’t find it on the Yahoo home page, either. When I go to their home page I find stories about Hank Williams Jr. ranting about President Obama’s apology tour (is this a recycled story?), Erskine Bowles warning us that the world will explode if we don’t eliminate the deficit, and “Facts About Jolie-Pitts Twins.” Major security breach? Crickets.

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