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No more torrent sites on Google search, Bing, Yahoo?

Google, along with search engines like Bing and Yahoo are reportedly going to ban all the pirated torrent sites on their search.

Feb 13, 2017, 21:43 PM IST

Yahoo to change name to Altaba: Key things you should know

The company plans to change its name to Altaba after it turns over its email, websites, mobile apps and advertising tools to Verizon.

Jan 11, 2017, 07:51 AM IST

Yahoo to change name to Altaba, Marissa Mayer to leave board after Verizon deal

Yahoo Inc said Monday that it would rename itself Altaba Inc and Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer would step down from the board after the closing of its deal with Verizon Communications Inc. 

Jan 10, 2017, 09:14 AM IST

Yahoo says over 1 billion accounts hacked, information stolen

In what may be largest data hack at an email provider, Yahoo says that hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts in August 2013.

 

Dec 15, 2016, 10:59 AM IST

PV Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar beat Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni to become 'most searched sportsperson' in India

Badminton ace Sindhu, who won a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics, topped the 'most searched sportsperson” category, ahead of trend-setting gymnast Karmakar.

Dec 01, 2016, 23:19 PM IST

Verizon-owned AOL trims jobs ahead of Yahoo buy

Verizon-owned internet firm AOL said Thursday it is trimming jobs as part of a restructuring plan making priorities of mobile, video and data.

Nov 18, 2016, 02:52 AM IST

Yahoo hack: Company reveals more details about the attack on users' accounts

Yahoo provided more details on Wednesday about an epic hack of its services, including that the culprits may have planted software "cookies" for ongoing access to users` accounts.

Nov 10, 2016, 10:06 AM IST

EU privacy watchdogs warn WhatsApp over information sharing with Facebook, Yahoo

European privacy watchdogs said on Friday they had sent letters to WhatsApp over its sharing of information with parent company Facebook and Yahoo over a 2014 data breach and its scanning of customer emails for US intelligence purposes.

Oct 28, 2016, 15:11 PM IST

Yahoo calls for `transparency` from US spy agencies

Yahoo asked US spy agencies Wednesday to offer public "transparency" about data they make internet companies provide on users and to declassify any secret order served on the company.

Oct 20, 2016, 04:58 AM IST

Yahoo says working to bring back automatic email forwarding feature

Users will soon receive an update to the functionality of automatic email forwards, a company spokesperson said.

Oct 12, 2016, 07:29 AM IST

'Yahoo disables automatic email forwarding feature'

Yahoo Inc disabled automatic email forwarding at the beginning of the month, the Associated Press reported, citing several users.

Oct 10, 2016, 23:21 PM IST

Yahoo scan by US fell under foreign spy law expiring next year: Sources

A Yahoo operation in 2015 to scan the incoming email of its customers for specific information requested by the U.S. government was authorized under a foreign intelligence law, parts of which will expire next year, two U.S. government officials familiar with the matter said.

Oct 06, 2016, 04:21 AM IST

Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for US intelligence: Sources

Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers incoming emails for specific information provided by U.S. intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter.

Oct 05, 2016, 04:02 AM IST

After Yahoo data breach, some angry users close accounts

Many Yahoo users rushed on Friday to close accounts, some of which they had not used in years, after the internet company announced it suffered one of the world`s largest cyber breaches.

Sep 24, 2016, 00:22 AM IST

Yahoo pressed to explain huge 'state-sponsored' hack

Yahoo faced pressure Friday to explain how it sustained a massive cyber-attack -- one of the biggest ever, and allegedly state-sponsored -- allowing hackers to steal data from half a billion users two years ago.

Sep 23, 2016, 17:29 PM IST

Yahoo confirms 500 million accounts stolen; may be biggest data breach ever

The internet company said that the information was stolen from the company's network in late 2014.

Sep 23, 2016, 06:52 AM IST

Verizon out to be more than `dumb pipe` with Yahoo buy

Verizon is focusing on synergies, not job cuts, with its multi-billion-dollar buy of faded internet star Yahoo, executives said Monday at a TechCrunch Disrupt conference here.

Sep 13, 2016, 11:29 AM IST

DNA: Analyzing the reasons behind Yahoo's downfall

Analysis of reasons behind downfall of Yahoo. Watch complete news story of DNA for getting detailed updates!

Jul 29, 2016, 00:34 AM IST

Yahoo sees $440 million loss, 'progress' on strategic review

Yahoo said its loss in the second quarter widened to USD 440 million from USD 22 million a year earlier, while offering no definitive news on efforts to sell its core Internet business.

Jul 19, 2016, 09:44 AM IST

Yahoo to terminate its old Messenger App on August 5

So, after the decided date users still using the app will no longer be able to log in or send messages.

Jun 13, 2016, 19:15 PM IST