Yahoo CEO allowed backdoor for the FBI/CIA to check email accounts

[Lionidas]

There is even more disgraceful actions done to Yahoo mail users with the news that was released that the Yahoo CEO allowed programming to be conducted for backdoor access to it's yahoo accounts by the FBI and CIA for them to do searches when ever they wanted.
No wonder they have had accounts hacks because who trusts these organizations in the first place?
Certainly not me!

[qwertzu]

Why don't they just asked the NSA? They already have all our data 

[Gleb Gamow]

Why don't they just asked the NSA? They already have all our data 

Dear theymos,

Bob from the FBI, here. Would you be so kind as to search ALL your forum files for several terms? Oh, and make sure you don't mention this convo - OR ELSE!

Regards

Bob

[PlanetOfBets]

omg i have toclose to whole account, You could have stolen all your information by sending me an e-mail company. Thank you dear.

"What happened?

Law enforcement provided yahoo in november 2016 with data files that a third party claimed was yahoo user data. This is the first time I have seen this. Based on further analysis of this data by the forensic experts, we believe an unauthorized third party, in august 2013, stole data associated with a broader set of user accounts, including yours. We have not been able to identify the intrusion associated with this theft. We believe this incident is likely to be distinct from the incident we announced on september 22, 2016.

What information was involved?

Mail addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (using md5), and in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers. Not all of these data elements may be present for your account. The investigation shows that the stolen information did not include passwords in clear text, payment card data, or bank account information. Payment card data and bank account information are not stored in the system we believe was affected.

What we are doing

We are taking action to protect our users:

We are in the process of changing their passwords.
We have not been able to access the account.
We continuously enhance our safeguards and systems that detect and prevent unauthorized access to user accounts.
What you can do

We encourage you to follow these security recommendations:

Change your passwords and security questions and answers for any other accounts you have used the same or similar information for your yahoo account.
Review all of your accounts for suspicious activity.
Be cautious of any unsolicited communications that you ask for.
Avoid clicking on links or downloading attachments from suspicious emails.
It is a simple authentication tool that eliminates the need for a password on yahoo altogether. "

[Spoetnik]

I started hinting at this site back in 2013 Gleb 

If they request it maybe ?
But if they show up with a warrant & a badge then say "you can't mention it" ..plausible.

I base that on the fact that i believe Bitcointalk to reside in the USA.
So it will fall under US legal jurisdiction.. AKA: owned by 3 letter agencies.

I just assume they are reading my PM's when ever they feel like it..
I gave up on the concept of online privacy or security many years ago.
Not sure why so many get surprised when they find out how compromised it all is everywhere.

[X7]

There is even more disgraceful actions done to Yahoo mail users with the news that was released that the Yahoo CEO allowed programming to be conducted for backdoor access to it's yahoo accounts by the FBI and CIA for them to do searches when ever they wanted.
No wonder they have had accounts hacks because who trusts these organizations in the first place?
Certainly not me!

I heard the acquisition cost for Yahoo is now 1B less due to this fuck up

[marilyngroom]

You can only assume that other popular email clients also have a back door. But really, as long as you don't do anything illegal, you should be fine.

[qwertzu]

You can only assume that other popular email clients also have a back door. But really, as long as you don't do anything illegal, you should be fine.

As long as you don't do anything illegal I SHOULD be fine? I am not agree with this. Privacy on the net is our freedom. Once you become popular in the future they will blackmail you to support their interests.

[Dassi]

Then do not send sensitive information via email once you become well-known if you don't want wiki leaks to leak your secrets.

[qwertzu]

Then do not send sensitive information via email once you become well-known if you don't want wiki leaks to leak your secrets.

I'm sure they already collect all your secrets. Once you are well-known, it's already too late (Maybe I am a bit paranoid, but that's my opinion about the government and the NWO). Snowden already told us that they are collecting data of everyone of us.

[European Central Bank]

why is anyone surprised by this? if you're on the internet then the likelihood is that you're using some giant corporation that's in bed with the authorities. if I was up to something nefarious then i'd be using carrier pigeons, not the internet.

I gave up on yahoo mail a long time ago anyway. ever since they did the new look thing it's often frozen and unusable.

[electronicash]

i still use yahoo though. most of the time i just use mine to register to forums, i don't read the emails of it after all its all spam.
but i did create a very complicated password,  i don't think someone will really be interested to open my account, they can have it if they want it.

[marilyngroom]

You can only assume that other popular email clients also have a back door. But really, as long as you don't do anything illegal, you should be fine.

As long as you don't do anything illegal I SHOULD be fine? I am not agree with this. Privacy on the net is our freedom. Once you become popular in the future they will blackmail you to support their interests.

I agree, the logic is that one at the moment should not be too paranoid about their emails, because with the billions of emails that are sent every day, as long as you don't say certain keywords nobody will ever see it. Doesn't mean one should be ok with it.