Economy Nov 02 Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ‘challenging’ environment By Zen Soo, Associated Press
Nation May 03 Verizon sells Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion Verizon spent about $9 billion buying AOL and Yahoo over two years starting in 2015, hoping to jump-start a digital media business that would compete with Google and Facebook. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 24 Company formerly known as Yahoo will pay $35 million to settle federal charges over 2014 hack Personal data was stolen from hundreds of millions of Yahoo users in the December 2014 breach attributed to Russian hackers. By Associated Press
Politics Nov 08 WATCH: Senate Commerce Committee holds hearing on protecting consumers from data breaches The Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday about ways to protect consumers from major data breaches. Watch live here. By Corinne Segal
Nation Sep 22 After Equifax breach, Congress unlikely to pass new rules to protect consumer data Several bills unveiled after Equifax are so far missing a key ingredient for success: Republican co-sponsors. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Mar 16 Yahoo breach indictments may shed light on other hacks By Eric Tucker, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press A scheme uncovered during a federal investigation into a huge Yahoo security breach may have opened a window into other hacks potentially instigated by foreign governments, according to computer security experts. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 6:04 News Wrap: Russian officials, hackers charged in Yahoo case By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, two Russian intelligence officers and two cyber hackers have been charged in a Yahoo data breach that compromised 500 million accounts. Also, the Federal Reserve announced that short-term interest rates are going up again, for… Continue watching
Mar 15 WATCH: U.S. charges Russian officials, hackers in mass Yahoo breach By Associated Press The Justice Department is expected to announce charges tied to a mega breach of Yahoo user accounts. Federal officials are expected to make a cybercrime announcement Wednesday morning. Continue reading
Dec 14 Hackers stole data from 1 billion Yahoo accounts By Joshua Barajas Yahoo said an "unauthorized third party" hacked these accounts in August 2013. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Officer who shot unarmed Tulsa man to face charges By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, Tulsa prosecutors charged the policewoman who shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, with first-degree manslaughter. Also, Yahoo says hackers stole data from 500 million user accounts -- one of the largest online security breaches… Continue watching