386,539
Records Exposed
Jul 2012
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jul 2022
Added to Database
About This Breach
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 breached reused their passwords across both services.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Password Storage
plaintext
Category
Publishing
Indexed On
Jul 25, 2022
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Yahoo and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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