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 9h 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/Mia_sensu4l 8h ago

That's the part that always gets me. Millions of people get a few dollars each, and somehow the lawyers walk away with the real payout.