USA Today reported the breach also affected accounts on Yahoo Fantasy Sports, Yahoo Finance, Tumblr and Flickr in addition to Yahoo email accounts. Those with any of those accounts could get two years of free credit monitoring services by AllClear ID or up to $358.
The site to file a claim is YahooDataBreachSettlement.com.
Here's what's needed to be eligible: A Yahoo account between Jan. 1, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2016; received notice about the data breaches; resident of the U.S. or Israel.
Like any settlement case, those who prove they already have credit monitoring may get less than the $358 depending on how many people submit claims.
"If you verify that you already have a credit monitoring service that you will keep for at least one year, you may submit a claim for a cash payment of $100.00 instead of receiving Credit Monitoring Services through the Settlement," the website said. "Payment for such a claim may be less than $100.00 or more (up to $358.80) depending on how many Settlement Class Members participate in the Settlement."
The deadline to file a claim is July 20, 2020.
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