Yahoo’s torrid period continues with the announcement that some 1 billion of its users had accounts hacked during the last three years – compromising login details and potentially sensitive information. It’s likely that Verizon saw the evidence of the hacks on Yahoo’s books while processing its $4.8 billion takeover of the internet firm, and pressured Yahoo into publicizing the scandal so as not to tarnish its own reputation. Security expert Bruce Schneier said, “Yahoo badly screwed up. They weren’t taking security seriously and that’s now very clear. I would have trouble trusting Yahoo going forward.” French home gateway software provider SoftAtHome has announced that its SOP (SoftAtHome Operating Platform) is powering the new services launched by Swisscom last month. The…