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Accellion Resolves Data Breach With $8.1 Million Settlement

Posted on January 14, 2022 by The National Trial Lawyers

Accellion Inc has reached an $8.1 million deal with a proposed nationwide class to end litigation over a breach of its legacy file transfer product, a platform that allowed companies to securely share large or sensitive files, according to settlement papers filed in California federal court.

The Palo Alto-based tech company faced claims that it failed to properly secure sensitive personal information of millions of individuals after hackers exploited a vulnerability in Accellion’s platform, according to a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement, filed by the plaintiffs’ lawyers on Wednesday.

Read the source article at reuters.com

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