HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AFTER THE YAHOO EMAIL HACK
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Yahoo's bombshell revelation that some 500 million of its email accounts have been compromised by a state-sponsored hack shows that no online service — no matter how big — is safe from attacks.If you've had a Yahoo email address since 2014, or if you have an old one you haven't used in a while, you could be affected by the recent breach. But even if you're living Yahoo-free, you're still at risk from similar attacks on online accounts.