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SoftBank's Yahoo Japan to merge with Line app operator
Mobile operator SoftBank Corporation, the parent of Z Holdings (ZHD), and South Korea's Naver, Line's parent company, agreed to the merger of ZHD and Line, SoftBank and Naver say in a joint statement
Yahoo Groups to close on December 14
Learn more about the impending Yahoo Groups shutdown, and how users can back up their content
Former Yahoo engineer pleads guilty to searching 6,000 user accounts for nudes
Reyes Daniel Ruiz targets the accounts of 6,000 Yahoo users and also compromises their iCloud, Facebook, Gmail, Dropbox, and other accounts to look for sexual images
Yahoo Messenger shutting down July 17
Users of the messaging app can download their chat history before its shutdown
Accused Yahoo hacker gets 5 years in prison, fine
'Hackers such as [Karim] Baratov ply their trade without regard for the criminal objectives of the people who hire and pay them,' says US prosecutor Alex Tse
Cybersecurity roundup: April 22 to 28, 2018
Check out this week's Cybersecurity Roundup, which features Amazon Alexa hacks and crackdowns against a major distributed denial of service provider.
$35-M penalty for not telling investors of massive Yahoo hack
Yahoo remained mum about the hack until more than 2 years later when it was being acquired by US telecom giant Verizon, US regulators say
Canadian pleads guilty in 2014 Yahoo hacking case
Karim Baratov pleads guilty to 8 criminal counts including conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse and aggravated identity theft
2013 hack hit all 3 billion Yahoo accounts – company
The disclosure from Verizon, which acquired Yahoo's online assets earlier this year, revises upward the initial estimate of one billion accounts affected
Europe rights court backs employee fired over private messages
The case revolves around messages sent by Bogdan Mihai Barbulescu over the Yahoo messaging platform which the software engineer was required to use to liaise with clients He is sacked after being found to have also chatted with his fiancee and brother on the system
Yahoo signs off, completes sale to Verizon
Verizon finalizes the 4 48 billion deal integrating the Yahoo internet operations into a new unit called Oath which includes another former sector leader AOL
Marissa Mayer fades out as Yahoo ends its run
Marissa Mayer is likely headed for the exit as Yahoo ends two decade run as an independent company
AOL and Yahoo to be combined into a unit called Oath
The merging of the two internet brands takes place after US telecoms giant Verizon consummates the purchase of Yahoo s internet business
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Kremlin denies involvement after Yahoo cyberattack charges
As we have said repeatedly there can be absolutely no question of any official involvement by any Russian agency including the FSB in any illegal actions in cyberspace Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells journalists
Russia runs up cyber score against U.S. with Yahoo, election hacks
Russia s hack attacks could make it harder for US president Donald Trump to smooth relations with Moscow amid ongoing probes into the links between his campaign advisors and Moscow
2 Russian spies indicted in massive Yahoo hack
The indictment links Russia s top spy agency in one of the largest cyberattacks in history
Yahoo slashes price of Verizon deal $350-M after data breaches
Yahoo announces in September that hackers in 2014 stole personal data from more than 500 million of its user accounts It admits another cyber attack in December this one dating from 2013 affecting more than a billion users
Yahoo delays sale of core business to Verizon
The deal with Verizon is thrown into doubt following disclosures of two huge data breaches
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Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer to leave company board after Verizon sale
UPDATED Mayer is expected to remain with Yahoo s core business
Yahoo reveals new hack, this time a billion-plus users
UPDATED Yahoo says more than a billion users may have had data stolen in a hack dating back to 2013 – separate from its previously disclosed breach affecting 500 million
Yahoo reveals more details about massive hack
Revelations may affect the company s pending multi billion dollar acquisition by US telco giant Verizon
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500 million accounts stolen, Yahoo confirms
It is history s biggest data breach from a single site according to one database
Yahoo announces deal to sell core assets for $4.8B to Verizon
3rd UPDATE The acquisition expected to close in early 2017 will exclude Yahoo s cash certain patent holdings and its big share in China s Alibaba Group and stake in Yahoo Japan
Yahoo studies bids for assets as losses mount
Yahoo s loss in the second quarter of 2016 widens to 440 million amid speculation about efforts to sell its main assets
A eulogy for the old Yahoo! Messenger
In memory of our old slightly forgotten soon to be retired friend Yahoo Messenger here are a few of its features that have endeared it to thousands if not millions of Filipinos like me
Legacy Yahoo Messenger client to be phased out August 5
The company will instead continue to focus its efforts on the new version of Messenger with a goal of delivering the best experience to our users
Yahoo, Microsoft, Google emails among 272M stolen accounts
Approximately 40 million of the stolen credentials are Yahoo accounts while 33 million are from Microsoft s Hotmail and 24 million are from Gmail
Yahoo staves off proxy war in board deal with hedge fund
The deal could give Mayer and Yahoo management some breathing room as they study strategic options for a possible sale
Yahoo logs loss as it courts potential buyers
The company reports a net loss of 99 million in the first quarter compared with a 21 million profit a year earlier
Yahoo to report earnings while wooing bidders
Consensus among analysts is that Yahoo revenue and earnings per share for the recently ended quarter will show double digit percentage drops from the same period a year earlier
Indonesia eyes taxes from Facebook, Twitter, Google
Google Yahoo Facebook and Twitter previously paid less taxes in Indonesia as representative offices but have recently been incorporated
Pemerintah terus kejar perusahaan asing pengemplang pajak
Faktanya banyak perusahaan digital asing yang sudah lama membuka usaha di Indonesia meraup keuntungan besar namun tak membayar pajak
Yahoo sets deadline for buyers to present preliminary bids – report
Yahoo asks potential suitors what assets they are interested in how they would finance such acquisitions and what terms would have to be met on their end the Wall Street Journal reports quoting people familiar with the matter
Activist fund seeks to replace Yahoo board
In an open letter to Yahoo shareholders Starboard Value LP says it would nominate 9 highly qualified directors to the company s board following a threat made last year to do so if it was unsatisfied with the pace of change
Yahoo launches eSports arena to win video game fans
The Internet pioneer says it will cover eSports from every angle
Yahoo opens door to deal, unveils big job cuts
Yahoo says it is launching an aggressive strategic plan to simplify the company narrowing its focus on areas of strength to better fuel growth
Europe court: Employers can monitor workers' online chats
Talking about personal matters online while at work? European firms are allowed to check court says
Yahoo to keep Alibaba, spin off core business
The decision marks a U turn on a previous plan to spin off Yahoo s vast holdings in e commerce giant Alibaba which could have exposed it to a huge tax bill
Yahoo board to discuss sale of core business –report
The tech giant will decide on whether to spin off its stake in Alibaba or sell its core business
Yahoo to reshape itself again, after weak results
Yahoo releases its quarterly results and at the same time unveils a partnership with Google which will take over some of the search and advertising operations for users on Yahoo websites and apps
Digital marketing agency PurpleClick Philippines launches
PurpleClick Philippines a joint venture between PurpleClick of Singapore and Hatchd Digital in the Philippines launches with a bevy of social media and marketing experts sharing their knowledge and insights
IN PHOTOS: #LoveWins from NYC to San Francisco
LGBT FilAms celebrate with their American counterparts on Pride Day
Yahoo shutting down China office
Yahoo confirms the closure but doesn t specify how many employees will be affected
Yahoo introduces on-demand passwords
The new feature will let users log in to their accounts using a password that the company will generate and text to the user
Firefox browsers switch to Yahoo for online search
Mozilla Firefox switches search engines and signs a 5 year deal with Yahoo for it to become Firefox s default search engine in the US
US threatened Yahoo with huge fine over surveillance
At one point the US government threatened an imposition of US 250 000 a day if Yahoo refused to comply with the government s requests
Yahoo brushes up its e-commerce for small business
The move can help Yahoo regain a foothold in online retailing in a market expected to grow to 304 billion this year
