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Yahoo hack: How to protect yourself
– moneysense.ca
This week, news hit that around 500 million Yahoo accounts were hacked by a state-sponsored attack. For a while, Yahoo was the main email provider for Rogers customers, so some Canadians could be affected. What does this mean for the safety of your financial information? We spoke to Toronto-based cyber-security expert, Dave Lewis to find out.
Am I affected?
You may have received an email from Rogers informing you of the hack, prompting you to change your password. In a statement to Newstalk 1010, Rogers said that Yahoo is looking into the issue and that so far, no account numbers or credit card information has been stolen. In the next few days, you may want to check out HaveIBeenPwned.com, says Lewis. It’s a site that documents email addresses that have been breached in some way. Of course, it may take some time for it to update to include the latest Yahoo hack.
No credit card information stolen—that’s good right?
Yes and no. Banks and credit unions will protect you against anti-fraud…
Am I affected?
You may have received an email from Rogers informing you of the hack, prompting you to change your password. In a statement to Newstalk 1010, Rogers said that Yahoo is looking into the issue and that so far, no account numbers or credit card information has been stolen. In the next few days, you may want to check out HaveIBeenPwned.com, says Lewis. It’s a site that documents email addresses that have been breached in some way. Of course, it may take some time for it to update to include the latest Yahoo hack.
No credit card information stolen—that’s good right?
Yes and no. Banks and credit unions will protect you against anti-fraud…
The Wells Fargo Standard
– online.wsj.com
Imagine if the Treasury Secretary had to live by new rules for banks.
