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To the halting system Yahoo! And the abduction of data from 500 million accounts in 2014 involved hackers from Russia. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to a source familiar with the situation.

According to the source, the invasion was discovered a few weeks after the attack. In Yahoo! They came to the conclusion that it was conducted from computers located in Russia, and its goal was the people who led business in Russia.

On Thursday Yahoo! Confirm the abduction of the data of half a billion accounts of its users as a result of a hacker attack in 2014. The company said that the actions of the hackers were sponsored by the "state authorities". At the same time, the country from which the attack was conducted was not named. "Online invasions and thefts with the support of the state are becoming an increasingly common occurrence in the tensure," Yahoo !!!!

The base stolen by hackers includes user names, email addresses, phone numbers, logins and passwords, as well as other personal information. However, in Yahoo! The stolen data was assured, there is no information about bank accounts and user cards, as well as unprotected passwords. The company urged its users to change passwords on accounts if they have not done this since 2014.

Recently, charges against Russia of involvement in hacker attacks have become more frequent. The American special services will study the “possible plans of Russia to discredit the American electoral system” in connection with attempts to inval much voting systems. The FBI is investigating cyber attacks on American media and commercial organizations. Russian hackers are suspected of involvement in them. The Russian trace was also found in attacks on the systems of the US Democratic Party.

On September 2, in an interview with Bloomberg, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia at the state level has never been engaged in hacker attacks on electronic resources of the US Democratic Party. “I don’t know anything about this. You know, so many hackers today, and they act so filigree, so subtly, can show their“ trace ”in the right place and at the right time. This is an absolutely unrevustable thing, if it is possible to check it. In any case, we don’t definitely do this at the state level,” Putin said.