Security News

Former! Yahoo! engineer! admits! to! hacking! user! emails! for! smutty! snaps!
2019-10-01 18:32

Yahooligan accessed about 6,000 accounts to hunt for revealing photos and videos Former Yahoo! software engineer Reyes Daniel Ruiz has pleaded guilty in a California federal court to one count of...

Former Yahoo Programmer Pleads Guilty to Hacking User Accounts
2019-10-01 13:24

A former Yahoo software engineer has admitted in court to hacking into the accounts of thousands of the platform’s users. The man, Reyes Daniel Ruiz, 34, of Tracy, California, pleaded guilty to...

Yahoo data breach settlement means affected users may get $100
2019-09-19 13:45

If you had a Yahoo account between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016, you may be entitled to a bit of money.

Yahoo Offers $117.5M Settlement in Data Breach Lawsuit
2019-04-10 15:21

Yahoo is taking a second stab at settling a massive lawsuit regarding the data breaches that the Internet company faced between 2013 and 2016.

Yahoo Takes Second Swing at Data Breach Settlement
2019-04-10 12:33

$117.5 Million Settlement Would Be Largest Ever for a Data Breach, Plaintiffs SayYahoo is hoping a revamped proposed breach-related settlement will pass muster with a federal judge who rejected...

Yahoo! tries! again! with! $3biiilion! email! account! theft! payout!
2019-04-09 18:55

$7,500 compensation up for grabs if you're the right victim The remnants of internet giant Yahoo! are once again in court with hopes of settling the case over their massive 2013 hack that saw...

Researcher Earns $10,000 for Another XSS Flaw in Yahoo Mail
2019-02-22 07:14

A researcher says he has discovered yet another critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yahoo Mail. The recently patched flaw could have been exploited to steal the targeted user’s...

Yahoo Breach Settlement Rejected by Judge
2019-01-30 18:57

A U.S. judge has rejected the settlement between Yahoo and users impacted by the massive data breaches suffered by the company, citing, among other things, inadequate disclosure of the settlement...

Yahoo's Proposed Data Breach Lawsuit Settlement: Rejected
2019-01-30 10:03

Judge Slams Attorneys' Fees, Security Shortcomings in $50 Million ProposalCourt order: Yahoo's proposed settlement for a class-action lawsuit must return to the drawing board, after a federal...

Judge! snuffs! Yahoo!'s attempt! to! settle! 2013! megahack! class-action!
2019-01-29 19:00

Nice try, Purple Palace, but it won't wash An American court has nixed Yahoo!'s attempt to settle a class-action lawsuit over the 2013 megahack of three billion user accounts, in part because it...