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==Lawsuit== | ==Lawsuit== | ||
On 18 February 2021, a lawsuit was filed against Accellion for failure to secure personal information of its customers, alleging it resulting in the plaintiffs facing years of ''"constant surveillance of their financial and personal records, monitoring, and loss of rights".''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rizzi |first=Corrado | On 18 February 2021, a lawsuit was filed against Accellion for failure to secure the personal information of its customers, alleging it resulting in the plaintiffs facing years of ''"constant surveillance of their financial and personal records, monitoring, and loss of rights".''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rizzi |first=Corrado |title=Accellion Facing Class Action Over Dec. 2020 File Transfer Service Data Breach [UPDATE] |url=https://www.classaction.org/news/accellion-facing-class-action-over-dec.-2020-file-transfer-service-data-breach |website=ClassAction.org |date=19 Feb 2021 |access-date=27 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260213224702/https://www.classaction.org/news/accellion-facing-class-action-over-dec.-2020-file-transfer-service-data-breach |archive-date=13 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=''Zebelman v. Accellion, Inc.'' (5:21-cv-01203) |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59301268/zebelman-v-accellion-inc/ |website=Court Listener |date= |access-date=4 May 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260503050609/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59301268/zebelman-v-accellion-inc/ |archive-date=3 May 2026}}</ref> The case reached an $8.1 million settlement on 20 January 2022, requiring Accellion give two years of credit monitoring and insurance services and reimburse up to $10,000 or receive payment of $15 or $50 to affected individuals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coble |first=Sarah |title=Accellion Reaches $8.1m Data Breach Settlement |url=https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/accellion-reaches-81m-data-breach/ |website=Infosecurity Magazine |date=17 Jan 2022 |access-date=26 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250721231918/https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/accellion-reaches-81m-data-breach/ |archive-date=21 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Jessica |title=Accellion claims no ‘guarantee’ of security in $8.1M breach settlement |url=https://www.scworld.com/analysis/accellion-reaches-8-1m-settlement-in-data-breach-lawsuit |website=ScWorld |date=14 Jan 2022 |access-date=27 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260416164141/https://www.scworld.com/analysis/accellion-reaches-8-1m-settlement-in-data-breach-lawsuit |archive-date=16 Apr 2026}}</ref> | ||
==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||