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2018 Yandex — 4.9K mailboxes insider breach

2018 4.9K records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Email mailbox access

Technical writeup

Yandex system administrator provided unauthorized access to users' mailboxes for personal gain. Discovered during routine security screening. Affected users notified, access blocked. No payment data compromised.

Root cause

Insider threat

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