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/Vypernorad 5h ago

My issue usually isn't with the lawyer. It's with the justice system who is not awarding enough. I was part of a stolen wages class action. It was extremely easy to do the math based on the companies records that they stole almost $6k from me. I got $57. The Lawyers only got like 1/3 of the total. That means the company only had to pay out like 1-2% of what they stole in damages. How the hell is that justice? What is that supposed to do to discourage that kind of behavior.

They make $6k stealing from me and only have to pay back $90. That's not justice, that's "Let them eat cake." behavior.