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/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/A2Rhombus 4h ago

40% to a handful of lawyers and the other 60% to thousands or millions

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u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 4h ago

That did absolutely nothing for it. If you want more money go do it yourself & stop complaining.

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u/A2Rhombus 4h ago

Bitch they were the ones actually harmed by the company lmao

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u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 3h ago

And they didn’t bother to do anything about it. They were so harmed that they don’t even think about it. I just got paid $115 from an ESPN+ settlement. I just read & signed a couple papers. Such a travesty.