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Yahoo $117 million data breach settlement scrutinized in Ninth Circuit hearing

By Mike Swift
  • 16 Feb 2022 17:54
  • 16 Feb 2022 17:54
When litigation against Yahoo over a series of data breaches suffered by the once prominent web portal and search engine received final settlement approval from a federal judge in California in 2020, the $117.5 million agreement was a record settlement for a data breach case.
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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

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