verified2012-07-11
YahooYahoo breach
yahoo.com · 453,427 records compromised
Records
453K
Breach date
2012-07-11
Domain
yahoo.com
Data classes
2
Description
In July 2012, Yahoo! had their online publishing service "Voices" compromised via a SQL injection attack. The breach resulted in the disclosure of nearly half a million usernames and passwords stored in plain text. The breach showed that of the compromised accounts, a staggering 59% of people who also had accounts in the Sony breach reused their passwords across both services .
Compromised data classes· 2
Email addressesPasswords
Related by meaning· 6
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