Yahoo
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From Google to Yahoo, Tech Grapples With White Male Discontent
EghtesadOnline: Google isn’t the only Silicon Valley employer being accused of hostility to white men.
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Verizon to incur $500 million in pre-tax costs from Yahoo deal
EghtesadOnline: Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) said on Thursday it expected to incur about $500 million in pre-tax expenses in the second quarter as a result of its $4.48 billion purchase…
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Verizon closes Yahoo deal, Mayer steps down
EghtesadOnline: Verizon Communications Inc said on Tuesday it closed its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc's core business and that Marissa Mayer, chief executive of the internet company,…
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Verizon to Launch Media Division Called Oath When Yahoo Merges With AOL
EghtesadOnline: Verizon Communications Inc. will introduce a new division called Oath this summer, around the time the telecommunications giant expects to close its deal to combine its AOL unit…
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The Luxury Car Buff at the Center of the Yahoo Hack
EghtesadOnline: When Karim Baratov said on Facebook he’d paid off a mortgage and drove a BMW 7 series at high school, classmates thought he had rich parents. The money may have come, instead,…
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U.S. to Plan Indictments Related to Yahoo Hacking, Source Says
EghtesadOnline: U.S. officials are planning to issue indictments related to the hacking attacks against Yahoo! Inc., according to a person briefed on the matter.
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Verizon sought $925 million discount for Yahoo merger, got $350 million
EghtesadOnline: Verizon Communications Inc sought almost triple the price reduction that it ultimately obtained for Yahoo Inc's core assets following two massive cyber attacks at the internet…
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Yahoo says about 32 million accounts accessed using 'forged cookies'
EghtesadOnline: Yahoo Inc, which disclosed two massive data breaches last year, said on Wednesday that about 32 million user accounts were accessed by intruders in the last two years using forged…
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Verizon, Yahoo agree to lowered $4.48 billion deal following cyber attacks
EghtesadOnline: Verizon Communications Inc said on Tuesday it would buy Yahoo Inc's core business for $4.48 billion, lowering its original offer by $350 million in the wake of two massive cyber…
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Yahoo beats Wall Street view, sees Verizon deal closing in second quarter
EghtesadOnline: Yahoo Inc on Monday reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue, and said the sale of its core internet business to Verizon Communications Inc should be completed…
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Yahoo’s Data Breaches Unlikely to Derail Verizon Deal
EghtesadOnline: The second major hack of Yahoo! Inc. user accounts is unlikely to derail Verizon Communications Inc.’s $4.83 billion acquisition of the tech giant, with investors and the public…
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Yahoo email scan shows U.S. spy push to recast constitutional privacy
EghtesadOnline: Yahoo Inc's secret scanning of customer emails at the behest of a U.S. spy agency is part of a growing push by officials to loosen constitutional protections Americans have against…
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Yahoo security problems a story of too little, too late
EghtesadOnline: In the summer of 2013, Yahoo Inc launched a project to better secure the passwords of its customers, abandoning the use of a discredited technology for encrypting data known as…
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Yahoo under scrutiny after latest hack, Verizon seeks new deal terms
EghtesadOnline: Yahoo Inc came under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers on Thursday after disclosing the largest known data breach in history, prompting Verizon Communications…
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Stolen Yahoo Data Includes Government Employee Information
EghtesadOnline: More than 150,000 U.S. government and military employees are among the victims of Yahoo! Inc.’s newly disclosed data breach, and their names, passwords, telephone numbers, security…
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EU questions U.S. over Yahoo email scanning, amid privacy concerns
EghtesadOnline: The European Commission has asked the United States about a secret court order Yahoo used to scan thousands of customer emails for possible terrorism links, following concerns…
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Women executives left Yahoo amid layoffs, deal talk
EghtesadOnline: Women executives left Yahoo Inc at an unusually high rate after the U.S. technology company announced plans to sell itself earlier this year, but it was not immediately clear…
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Yahoo profit beats Wall St., some analysts worry over effect of hack
EghtesadOnline: Yahoo Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted profit on Tuesday, a boost for the beleaguered company whose deal to sell its core business to Verizon Communications…
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Yahoo not to hold quarterly earnings call or webcast
EghtesadOnline: Yahoo Inc said on Friday that it would not hold a call or webcast when it reports third-quarter results on Tuesday, citing its pending $4.83 billion deal with Verizon Communications…
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U.S. pressed to disclose secret court's order on Yahoo email search
EghtesadOnline: A U.S. senator and civil groups critical of surveillance practices on Friday called on the government to release a 2015 order by a secret court directing Yahoo to scan all its…
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Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence - sources
EghtesadOnline: 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,…
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Yahoo Hacked by Criminals, Not State Sponsor, Security Firm Says
EghtesadOnline: Yahoo! Inc.’s accounts were hacked in 2014 by cybercriminals rather than a state-sponsored party as the web portal claimed, according to an official with InfoArmor, a security…
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Senators accuse Yahoo of 'unacceptable' delay in hack discovery
EghtesadOnline: Six senators on Tuesday demanded that Yahoo Inc explain why hackers' theft of user information for 500 million accounts two years ago came to light only last week and called the…
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Yahoo faces growing scrutiny over when it learned of data breach
EghtesadOnline: Yahoo on Friday faced pointed questions about exactly when it knew about a cyber attack that exposed the email credentials of 500 million users, a critical issue for the company…
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Verizon sale leaves Yahoo investors betting on a stub
EghtesadOnline: Yahoo Inc shareholders may be left betting on how quickly, if at all, the former web pioneer can cash in on its multi-billion dollar stakes in two Asian peers after Monday's deal…
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The identity crisis that led to Yahoo's demise
EghtesadOnline: When senior Yahoo executives gathered at a San Jose hotel for a management retreat in the spring of 2006, there was no outward sign of a company in crisis.
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Verizon to announce $5 billion deal to buy Yahoo on Monday: source
EghtesadOnline: Verizon Communications Inc will announce an agreement on Monday to buy Yahoo Inc for about $5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.