Yahoo has struck a revised $117.5 million settlement with millions of people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen in the largest data breach in history.

Yahoo strikes $117.5 million data breach settlement after earlier accord rejected

Grabbing the opportunity by both hands, American telecommunications company, Verizon announced on Monday it would releasing 5g smartphones in partnership with Samsung in the first half of 2019 in the United States.

Verizon and Samsung to launch 5g smartphone by first half of 2019

Verizon hopes to combine Yahoo's search, email and messenger assets, as well as advertising technology tools, with its AOL unit

Verizon close to Yahoo deal, price cut of $250-350 million: Sources

Yahoo said the remaining company would be renamed Altaba Inc after the Verizon deal closes

Yahoo's Marissa Mayer to resign after Verizon deal

Cyber thieves may have stolen names, email addresses but the company said valuable data did not appear to have been compromised

Yahoo reports biggest data breach, 500 million accounts hacked in 2014 attack

The transaction would boost Verizon's AOL internet business, but will also mark an end of Yahoo as an operating company

Verizon to announce $5 billion deal to buy Yahoo