http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/24/technology/daily-report-breach-extends-yahoos-long-steep-fall.html 2016-09-23 19:00:08 Daily Report: Breach Extends Yahoo’s Long, Steep Fall Hackers stole the account information of at least 500 million Yahoo users in 2014 in the biggest known intrusion into one company’s computer network. === Whoa, When the internet company began its life in 1994, its founders added an exclamation mark to its name to convey a sense of excitement. But now that exclamation mark serves only to punctuate the incredulity of those who have seen the company’s long, steep fall become even worse this week. Yahoo It is another stumble by Yahoo, even as the company’s last chapter as an independent entity seemed to be written. A $4.8 billion sale to Verizon was announced in July after Yahoo tried — and failed — under Marissa Mayer, its chief executive, to rev up growth in the last few years. It’s unclear how the sale will be affected, if at all, by the revelation of the breach. For Yahoo’s users, the hacking is a major headache. The internet portal has one billion monthly active users, who use Yahoo mail and Yahoo groups and get their news through the site — meaning it remains the gateway to many people’s digital identities. While the extent of the fallout will not be known for a while, The New York Times compiled