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The Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine are taken offline following a denial-of-service attack, with the hackers also stealing 31 million password hashes in a data breach.
2024-10-10

"The New York Times" reports that private records for millions of AT&T customers have been affected by a data breach and leaked onto the dark web.
2024-03-31

The Department of Energy confirms that it has been breached along with other federal government agencies, but says that the country's nuclear weapons arsenal has not been compromised. The mass data breach is now considered the worst ever cyberattack on the U.S. government.
2020-12-18

Capital One announces that a major data breach occurred on July 19, 2019, by one individual who compromised the data of about 106 million people in the United States and Canada. The Federal Bureau of Investigation have made an arrest after the alleged hacker, 33-year-old Paige Thompson from Seattle, boasted about her actions online.
2019-07-29

Verizon Communications agrees to buy the core business at Yahoo Inc. for $4.48 billion. Completion of this July 2016 deal had been delayed because of two data breaches Yahoo disclosed last year.
2017-02-21

Bloomberg News reports Verizon Communications plans a bid for Yahoo Inc.’s Web business, including Yahoo Japan Corp., next week. Google, Time Inc., and private equity funds Bain and TPG are considering bidding for Yahoo’s core business. AT&T Inc., Comcast, and Microsoft Corp. reportedly aren't interested.
2016-04-7

Yahoo Inc. says that it has created a committee of independent directors that will explore strategic alternatives, notably the sale of its core internet business.
2016-02-19

Associated Press reports that Yahoo! and Facebook have resolved a patent dispute.
2012-07-6

Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang resigns as chief executive officer. [http:--www.mercurynews.com-breaking-news-ci_19760292 "(San Jose Mercury News)"]
2012-01-17

Yahoo! announces plans to axe 600 jobs and phase out services such as Delicious.
2010-12-16