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This event was a landmark security case because it highlighted the dangers of storing user passwords in —unencrypted text that anyone can read. Even though the hack targeted a side service (Yahoo Voices), many affected users had their primary Yahoo account credentials compromised because of password reuse. Security Recommendations

The hackers utilized a Union-based SQL Injection attack to bypass security and access the platform's database.