If you had a Yahoo account
anytime in 2012 through 2016, a pending
class action settlement may affect you.
Para información en español, visite el sitio web.A Class Action Settlement has been proposed in litigation against Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo”) and Aabaco Small Business,
LLC (together, called “Defendants” in this notice), relating to data breaches (malicious actors got into system and
personal data was taken) occurring in 2013 through 2016, as well as to data security intrusions (malicious actors got into
system but no data appears to have been taken) occurring in early 2012 (collectively, the “Data Breaches”).
- 2012 Data Security Intrusions: From at least January through April 2012, at least two different malicious actors
accessed Yahoo’s internal systems. The available evidence, however, does not reveal that user credentials, email
accounts, or the contents of emails were taken out of Yahoo’s systems. - 2013 Data Breach: In August 2013, malicious actors were able to gain access to Yahoo’s user database and took
records for all existing Yahoo accounts—approximately three billion accounts worldwide. The records taken
included the names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, passwords, and security questions and answers
of Yahoo account holders. As a result, the actors may have also gained access to the contents of breached Yahoo
accounts and, thus, any private information contained within users’ emails, calendars, and contacts. - 2014 Data Breach: In November 2014, malicious actors were able to gain access to Yahoo’s user database and
take records of approximately 500 million user accounts worldwide. The records taken included the names, email
addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, passwords, and security questions and answers of Yahoo account holders,
and, as a result, the actors may have also gained access to the contents of breached Yahoo accounts, and thus, any
private information contained within users’ emails, calendars, and contacts. - 2015 and 2016 Data Breach: From 2015 to September 2016, malicious actors were able to use cookies instead of a
password to gain access into approximately 32 million Yahoo email accounts.
Plaintiffs claim that Defendants failed to adequately protect their Personal Information and that they were injured as a
result. Defendants deny any wrongdoing, and no court has made any ruling in these matters.
Who’s included? If you received a Notice from Yahoo about the Data Breaches, or if you had a Yahoo account at
any time between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016, and are a resident of the United States or Israel, you are a
“Settlement Class Member.”
What does the Settlement provide? Yahoo has agreed to make changes to improve security of its customers’ Personal
Information stored on its databases. Defendants will also pay for a Settlement Fund of $117,500,000. The Settlement
Fund will provide: a minimum of two years of Credit Monitoring Services to protect Settlement Class Members from
future harm, or Alternative Compensation instead of credit monitoring for Class Members who already have Credit
Monitoring Services (subject to verification and documentation); Out-of-Pocket Costs for losses related to the Data
Breaches; and reimbursement of some costs for those who paid for Yahoo premium or Small Business Services. The
Settlement Fund will also be used to pay for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, and Service Awards for the Settlement
Class Representatives. These are only a summary of the benefits. For complete information, dates, and details on the
benefits, visit the Settlement Website.
What are my options? In order to receive any benefits, you must file a claim online or by mail by July 20, 2020. If
you want to keep your right to sue the Defendants yourself, you must exclude yourself from the Settlement Class by
March 6, 2020. If you exclude yourself you will not receive any credit monitoring or monetary relief from the Settlement.
If you stay in the Settlement Class, you may object to the Settlement, and/or the amount of attorneys’ fees, costs, and
expenses, and/or the amount of Class Representative Service Awards by March 6, 2020. If you do nothing, you will
not receive any credit monitoring or monetary benefits but you will still be bound by the Court’s decisions. Complete
information and instructions on Filing a Claim, Excluding, or Objecting are available on the Settlement website at
http://www.YahooDataBreachSettlement.com.
The Court has scheduled a hearing in this case at 1:30 p.m. on April 2, 2020, in Courtroom 8 of the U.S. Courthouse,
280 South 1st Street, 4th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, to consider: whether to approve the Settlement; any objections; a
request for Class Representatives Service Awards; and attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses for investigating the facts,
litigating the case, and negotiating the settlement. The motion for attorney fees, costs, and expenses will be posted on
the website on the date it is filed or as quickly thereafter as practicable. You may ask to appear at the hearing but you
do not have to.
This is only a summary. For complete information and to file a claim for benefits, visit the Settlement Website,
http://www.YahooDataBreachSettlement.com, email [email protected] or call 844-702-2788.
844-702-2788 http://www.YahooDataBreachSettlement.com