All 3 billion Yahoo accounts that existed in August 2013 were affected by a massive data breach, three times as many accounts as the company first reported. In December, Yahoo disclosed that hackers stole information that could be connected to more than 1 billion accounts in a breach then believed to affect the largest number of users ever. Hackers did not obtain “passwords in clear text, payment card data, or bank account information,” according to the company. News of the hack, and a separate 2014 breach, resulted in Yahoo taking a $350-million price cut in its eventual $4.5-billion sale. 2:25 p.m.: This article was updated to include more information about the breach.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 03, 2017 21:11 UTC