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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Yahoo Grilled by Senators Over Hacking

Yahoo Grilled by Senators Over Hacking




              Two prominent senators are upset with Yahoo for the way the company has dealt with two huge data breaches. South Dakota Senator John Thune and Kansas senator Jerry Moran wrote a letter Friday to Yahoo (YHOO, +0.95%) CEO Marissa Meyer in which the two Republicans scolded Meyer for failing to be more upfront with lawmakers about details relating to the data breaches.


The senators allege in the letter that Yahoo officials have been ducking various lawmakers’ questions about the two hacks, both of which Yahoo disclosed in 2016. In one instance, the senators said that Yahoo backed out in the last minute for a planned congressional staff briefing about the hacks that was slated for Jan. 31. Get Data Sheet, Fortune’s technology newsletter. 


The “last-minute cancellation” has “prompted concerns about the company’s willingness to deal with Congress with complete candor about these recent events,” according to the letter. In response to the Senator letter, a Yahoo spokesperson told Fortune the company is “in receipt of the letter, reviewing it and will respond as appropriate.”

 Some of the questions the senators want Yahoo to answer directly to them include the following:
                               
   -What are the specific steps have Yahoo taken to identify and mitigate potential consumer harm associated with these incidents? 
     -What steps has Yahoo taken to restore the integrity and enhance the security of its systems in the wake of these incidents?

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