All of Yahoo’s accounts hit by 2013 hack

Compiled from news services

All 3 billion Yahoo accounts that existed in August 2013 were affected by a massive data breach, three times as many accounts as the company first reported.

In December, Yahoo disclosed that hackers stole information that could be connected to more than 1 billion accounts in a breach then believed to affect the largest number of users ever.

The company updated its tally Tuesday, saying on its website that outside forensic experts analyzed “recently obtained additional information” that shows “all accounts that existed at the time of the August 2013 theft were likely affected.”

The stolen data could include names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, passwords that have been scrambled, or “hashed,” and encrypted or unencrypted security questions or answers, the company said.

Immigrants’ rights

The Supreme Court’s liberal justices dominated discussion Tuesday about the prolonged detention of immigrants facing deportation, expressing concern about the government holding noncitizens indefinitely without a hearing.

At issue for the court is whether immigrants slated for deportation have the right to a bail hearing and possible release after six months if they are not a flight risk and pose no danger to the public.

The conservative justices wereless vocal but expressed skepticism about whether thecourt should be setting firm deadlines for hearings in immigration cases.

The justices were taking a second look at the issue after an evenly divided court could not reach a decision last term and scheduled the case for reargument. With Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the bench since then, he could cast the deciding vote.

Return to paper ballots

WASHINGTON— After the “hanging chad” fiasco during the 2000 presidential recount, many states and counties switched to electronic-only voting machines to modernize their systems.

Now, amid security concerns over Russian hackers targeting state voting systems in last year’s election, there’s a renewed focus on shifting to paper ballots.

In Virginia, election officials decided last month to stop using paperless touchscreen machines to safeguard against unauthorized access to the equipment and improve the security of the state’s voting system.

In Georgia, which uses electronic voting machines with no paper record, legislators are discussing getting rid of their aging equipment and using paper ballots instead. In a municipal election this November, officials will test a hybrid electronic paper system.

In many states and counties, money has been the biggest impediment to switching voting equipment from electronic to paper. The Brennan Center estimates it would cost $130 million to $400 million to replace all paperless machines.

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