Yahoo expected to confirm hack of 200M users, report says

From CNET: Yahoo is expected to confirm a massive hack that affected hundreds of millions of its users.

On August 1, a hacker named "Peace" claimed to have breached 200 million Yahoo usernames and passwords, and offered to sell them on the dark web, after trying to do the same with MySpace and LinkedIn accounts.

When the incident was first revealed, Yahoo said its security team was investigating the hacker's claims. Nearly two months later, the company will reportedly confirm that it was hacked in a "widespread and serious" leak, according to Recode.

Yahoo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The breach was first revealed about a week before the internet pioneer was sold to Verizon for $4.83 billion. CEO Marissa Mayer announced she planned to stay at Yahoo after the acquisition

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