Yahoo Data Breach (2012)
Yahoo
mediumXposedOrNot
Disclosed
July 1, 2012
5017 days ago
Records
453.5K
Confirmed
Root Cause
Hacking
Industry
Technology
Description
The Yahoo Voices data breach, also known as the Yahoo Contributor Network data breach, occurred in 2012. Hackers breached Yahoo's systems and gained access to the user registration information of approximately 450,000 Yahoo Voices users. The compromised data included usernames, email addresses, and poorly encrypted passwords.
Exposed Data Types
Exposed Data
PasswordsEmail addresses