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The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer Data
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- Presented by Kaileigh McCrea
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Kaileigh McCrea analyzes the leaked Yandex source code to reveal how the search giant collects and processes consumer behavioral data.
In late January 2023, almost 45 GB of source code from the Russian search giant Yandex was leaked on BreachForums by a former Yandex employee. While the leak itself did not contain user data, it reportedly contained the source code for all major Yandex services, including Metrika, which collects user analytics through a widely used SDK, and Crypta, Yandex's behavioral analytics technology.... By: Kaileigh McCrea Full Abstract and Presentation Materials: blackhat.com/us-23/briefings/schedule/#the-yandex-leak-how-a…Why it's here
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