Lord cleaned up the Democratic Party's cybersecurity practices in the aftermath of the 2016 hacks.

It could take years for the cases to play out in court.

It's one of the largest data breach settlements in U.S. history, and it's the latest in a series of legal consequences related to security issues at Yahoo.

Karim Baratov pleaded guilty in November for playing a role in the massive 2014 Yahoo data breach.

Baratov is charged with building a for-profit hacking empire whose customers included Russian intelligence.

The SEC said Yahoo didn't properly investigate or consider whether to inform investors of its 2014 breach, which didn't become public until two years later.

The plaintiffs say they would have chosen a different email provider had they been aware of Yahoo's risks.

The Democratic National Committee has hired former Yahoo CISO Bob Lord to lead the committee's cybersecurity operations.

Craig Silliman, Verizon’s EVP of Public Policy and General Counsel, said Verizon didn't panic when Yahoo announced a very bad breach in late 2016.

Karim Baratov, a 22-year-old Kazakhstan-born Canadian citizen, was arrested in Toronto in March before waiving his right to fight extradition to the U.S. earlier this year.