Yahoo announced Thursday that a massive 2014 security breach compromised more than 500 million user accounts,France a minor detailit forgot to mention until just now. Oops!
The company says a "state-sponsored actor" stole all sorts of personal information, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, passwords and security questions and answers.
SEE ALSO: If you use any Yahoo services, here's what to do following the massive breachAnd though this massive data breach -- one of the largest ever -- is not a notably hilarious matter for those whose information was stolen, Twitter still came through with the punchy one liners.
Or, more accurately, one punchy one liner.
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The breach includes more than just Yahoo Mail -- those who use Flickr, Tumblr, Fantasy Football or other Yahoo-owned services are also at risk.
Luckily, there's something you can do about it.
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