Ukungakwazi ukwenza kahle kukaNksz Marissa Mayer akuyeki ukusimangaza. Kakade ngo-2013, kwaba nokuhlasela kwe-hacker ku-Yahoo okwathinta ama-akhawunti abasebenzisi angaphezu kwebhiliyoni. Ibhiliyoni! Ngo-2014, amanye ama-akhawunti ayizigidi ezingu-500, lapho abaduni bathola khona abucayi informace.
NgoLwesithathu, Disemba 14, i-Yahoo imemezele ngokusemthethweni ukuthi inkampani yangaphandle engagunyaziwe intshontshe idatha ehlotshaniswa nama-akhawunti abasebenzisi angaphezu kwebhiliyoni ngo-August 2013. Isiphazamisi sisahlupha inkampani ngoba ama-akhawunti anwetshiwe aqukethe ukuzwela informace mayelana nabasebenzisi - amagama, amakheli e-imeyli, izinombolo zocingo, izinsuku zokuzalwa, i-password hash (ukuqinisekisa kwe-MD5) futhi, kwezinye izimo, izimpendulo zempendulo zokuphepha ezibethelwe nezingabhaliwe.
Izindaba ezinhle, nokho, ukuthi uphenyo lubonise ukuthi idatha eyebiwe ayizange ifake amagama ayimfihlo embhalweni ongenalutho, nanoma yiliphi ikhadi lesikweletu noma imininingwane yasebhange. I-Yahoo isivele iwakhiphile amakhukhi akhiwe futhi yenza izinguquko ezifanele ohlelweni lwayo - ukuphepha okuthuthukisiwe - futhi uma i-akhawunti yakho iye yadalulwa phakathi nalesi sikhathi sokuhlasela kwezokuphepha, kufanele ngabe uthole isaziso kanye ne-imeyili yokuxolisa evela ku-Yahoo ngokwayo.
I-Yahoo iphinde yasondela ekuthengeni okukhulu kwe-Verzion ngama- $ 4,8 billion. Nokho, ngemva kokukhishwa kwezindaba zokuthi abagebengu be-inthanethi bathole ama-akhawunti angaphezu kwezigidi eziyinkulungwane, inani lehla lafinyelela ku-$1 billion.
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