Russia? China? Who Hacked Yahoo and Why?
AFP- Yahoo's claim that it is the victim of a gigantic state-sponsored hack raises the question of whether it is the latest target for hackers with the backing of Russia, China or even North Korea, experts say.
The US internet giant was under pressure Friday to explain how it sustained such a massive breach in 2014, which possibly affected 500 million accounts.
Yahoo said the stolen information may have included email addresses and scrambled passwords, along with both encrypted or un-encrypted security questions and answers that could help gain access to victims' other online accounts. Sometimes the link between the target of a hack and a particular state may suggest itself easily.
One of the highest-profile hacks came when North Korea is thought to have targeted entertainment tit...