BREACHCONFIRMED

Yahoo! Inc. Data Breach

technology • technology

500,000,000
Records Affected
Aug 3, 2016
Disclosed
unknown
Attack Vector
state-sponsored actor
Threat Actor

Data Exposed

NamesEmail AddressesPhone NumbersDates of Birth

Timeline

OccurredJanuary 1, 2014
DiscoveredSeptember 22, 2016
DisclosedAugust 3, 2016

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Last updated: February 6, 2026