WSJ: Yahoo! suspects Russian hackers in the hacking of accounts – Газета.Ru

24.09.2016 | 03:47

the Internet company Yahoo! stated that recorded in 2014, several hacking attempts, which were carried out by hackers linked to Russia. It is reported The Wall Street Journal citing a source.

According to the source, the hackers were looking for information about specific users. The company added that the attacks were located in Russia computers. The purpose of the hackers was information about the persons who conducted the business in Russia.

At the same time, the company could not answer whether the data attack theft accounts 500 million users, which also happened in 2014.

Previously it was reported that a resident of new York has filed a lawsuit against the Internet company Yahoo! after the company confirmed the theft of data 500 million users in 2014.

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