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Comment: Anthem settlement signals risk for Yahoo, other data breach targets

By Mike Swift ( August 25, 2017, 21:48 GMT | Comment) -- For Yahoo and other companies facing class action litigation in the wake of a large data breach, the record proposed $115 million settlement of class action claims against health insurer Anthem yields some scary math. Could a billion-dollar settlement be looming in the future of Yahoo, and its new owner, Verizon? The answer is probably not. But the Anthem settlement does indicate the stakes are growing in data breach class actions.For Yahoo and other companies facing class action litigation in the wake of a large data breach, the record $115 million settlement of class action litigation against health insurer Anthem yields some scary math....

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