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Yahoo! Introduces Stronger User Authentication – Second Sign-in Verification

Online account compromise occurs regularly and will probably continue in the foreseeable future. Often hackers employ botnets to hijack accounts from millions of unsuspecting consumers. In turn, these hijacked accounts are sold and used to initiate email scams, with messages seemingly sent from the legitimate account owners to their contacts. Scams can range from the [...]

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Yahoo! Enables Monitoring of Login Activity for Better Account Protection

This feature enhances account security by allowing users to monitor their recent login activity.

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Yahoo! Opens to Third-Party Authentication with Facebook/Google IDs

On January 20, Facebook and Google users will be able to easily sign in and interact on Yahoo! using their Facebook or Google IDs.

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Yahoo! Accepts OpenID Authentication with Google

OpenID authentication lets hundreds of millions of Google users easily sign in to Flickr using their Google accounts, with a few mouse clicks.