Verizon’s lawyers say the data breach that affected about 500 million Yahoo users could have “material” impact on Verizon’s purchase of Yahoo, according to Reuters.
“I think we have a reasonable basis to believe right now that the impact is material and we’re looking to Yahoo to demonstrate to us the full impact,” Verizon’s lawyer Craig Silliman said in a statement to reporters. “If they believe that it’s not then they will need to show us that.”
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