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True Crime

asiliveandbreathe

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1. Wonder, do hackers hack for nothing?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Mar 14, 2017, 09:43 PM

Mar 2017

The two largest hacks, and Yahoo's much-criticized slow response and disclosure, forced a discount of $350 million in what had been a $4.83 billion deal to sell Yahoo's main assets to Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N).

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Justice Department to announce indictments in massive Yahoo hack: source [View all] Eugene Mar 2017 OP

Wonder, do hackers hack for nothing? asiliveandbreathe Mar 2017 #1

they hack to hone their skills and for $$$ mikeysnot Mar 2017 #2

Tks Mikey - when I saw the Verizon wants to purchase - and they asiliveandbreathe Mar 2017 #3