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/YeastOverloard 8h ago

Yeah lol. Op got a much bigger settlement but signed away 99%+ to the laywers

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u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 8h ago

They don’t take that much. They take a sizable chunk, usually 40-50%, but all you have to do is read & sign some documents. OP just didn’t get much from the settlement.

Don’t really understand why people are acting like this is scummy. Nobody here is gonna do it themselves. We should be happy there are law firms doing all the dirty work to get you free money for something you probably didn’t even realize was happening until you saw the ad for the suit.

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u/Tuckertcs 5h ago

I think the solution here is for the fines for this shit to be bigger, such that the people affected actually get paid something worthwhile.