Yahoo Voice

Not to be confused with Yahoo! Voices.
Yahoo Voice
Developer(s)Yahoo
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Mac OS X
TypeVoIP, Internet Phone service
Licensefree
Websitevoice.yahoo.com

Yahoo Voice was a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC telecommunications service. It was provided by Yahoo via its Yahoo Messenger instant messaging application.[1][2]

Yahoo Voice used the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), GIPS codec and the Dialpad engine for voice transport. After 2008 the service was provided by JAJAH, an external VoIP provider.[3]

In July 2012, Yahoo Voice was compromised and 453,491 email addresses and passwords were stolen using SQL injection. A 17 MB text file containing the stolen passwords was released by a group of hackers called D33DS company.[4][5] Yahoo announced the end of Yahoo Voice on January 30, 2013.[6]

  1. ^ "Yahoo Delivers Phone Out and Phone In Voice Services in the U.S." Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  2. ^ "Yahoo's 'Voice Over IM' Targets Skype". Neowin.net. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Caroline. "Jajah to power Yahoo Messenger's premium voice service". CNET. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  4. ^ "Yahoo Voice Compromised, 450K Login Credentials Stolen & Posted In Plain Text". Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  5. ^ "Yahoo Voice hack leaks 450,000 passwords". the Guardian. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  6. ^ "Change is in the Air: Updates to Yahoo Messenger Features". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-01-21.