You COULD be affected by the Yahoo! Hack and not even know it!

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Do you think that you’re not affected by the Yahoo! security breech? Think again.

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Just because you may not use e-mail via Yahoo! doesn’t mean that your information may not be affected. Yahoo has several other web sites under the company’s umbrella such as Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, use Ficklr, Blog on Tumblr, or any other services that Yahoo! maybe affiliated with.

Per Thorsheim, a global cybersecurity expert based in Norway, told CNN/Money:

There are lots of people, millions of people, who don’t understand they have a Yahoo account.

The hack was discovered last Thursday and was allegedly committed by a “state-sponsored actor” on behalf of a foreign government, according to the company. It said the breach occurred in 2014.

When news broke about the hack, much of the attention was put on Yahoo! email accounts. But Thorsheim said one of his big concerns is that many people don’t realize they have other accounts that put their information — including names, email addresses, telephone numbers and birthdays — in jeopardy.

Yahoo! has not given much information on what accounts — and web sites — were hacked. When reporters asked company spokespeople about this, they didn’t answer questions about whether specific services such as fantasy sports accounts were included in the hack.

Millions of people maybe affect by the hack and not even know it. Many security experts suggests that you not only change your Yahoo! password, but to also monitor your financial records for any suspicious activity.

Parts of this article were taken from CNN/Money.