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<i>BREAKING NEWS</i><br>Yahoo General Counsel Ron Bell Resigns Amid Data Breach Controversy

Yahoo Inc. announced on March 1 that general counsel Ron Bell is leaving the tech giant after an investigation of the company revealed that its legal team failed to sufficiently inquire into a massive 2014 cybersecurity breach.

3 minute read March 01, 2017 at 08:25 PM
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Jennifer Williams-Alvarez
<i>BREAKING NEWS</i><br>Yahoo General Counsel Ron Bell Resigns Amid Data Breach Controversy

Yahoo Inc. announced on March 1 that general counsel Ron Bell is leaving the tech giant after an investigation of the company revealed that its legal team failed to sufficiently inquire into a massive 2014 cybersecurity breach.

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