Yandex code leak: Why hack of ‘Russian Google’s’ ranking factors has spooked the SEO industry

The recent code fragments leak from Russian search engine giant Yandex has sent shockwaves across the SEO community worldwide. As reported around news agencies, almost 50GB worth stolen data from the world’s fourth largest search engine was leaked into the public domain. According to experts, the leak from the company will offer some interesting insights into the functioning of search engines and how the SEO market will be impacted by it.

The leak took place sometime on January 25. Several files that were reportedly stolen in July last year from the company’s repository from February 2022 were part of the leak. Incidentally, the repository’s creation coincides with the time when Russia invaded Ukraine.