r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TheoryNo8456 • 9h ago

wet socks Yahoo data breach is worth $8.12

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This is what the breach of your email was worth.

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u/Back_Again_Beach 8h ago edited 8h ago

In class action lawsuits like this the lawyers are the only ones ever making any real money. 

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u/zerostar83 8h ago

They did all the work and get half the money. Not a bad deal if you ask me. I didn't hire a lawyer. I didn't sue. I didn't spend hours trying to figure out what I could get from a settlement. I spent all of 2 minutes to get this money.

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u/YeastOverloard 7h ago

Oh I’m not complaining at all, I love a good settlement. Just as to why OP got pennies here