Accellion data breach: Difference between revisions
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|Company=Accellion, Kroger, Shell, Trillium, Qualys, Singtel, CSX | |Company=Accellion, Kroger, Shell, Trillium, Qualys, Singtel, CSX | ||
|StartDate=2020-12 | |StartDate=2020-12 | ||
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|Status=Resolved | |Status=Resolved | ||
|Type=Security | |Type=Security | ||
|Description=A security breach affecting over 25 companies, medical institutions and schools | |Description=A security breach affecting over 25 companies, medical institutions and schools. | ||
}}Around Mid December in 2020, several hacker group going by the names FIN11, UNC2546, and CLOP, infiltrated [[wikipedia:Kiteworks|Accellion]] systems using [[wikipedia:SQL_injection|SQL injection,]] affecting organizations delving to various aspects of education, medicine, and finance, leaking over 9 million customers and employees personal information.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Burgess |first=Monica |date=31 October 2025 |title=Accellion Data Breach |url=https://www.huntress.com/threat-library/data-breach/accellion-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2026 |website=Huntress}}</ref> This later turn into a lawsuit that reached a $8.1 million settlement on 20 January 2022. | }}Around Mid December in 2020, several hacker group going by the names FIN11, UNC2546, and CLOP, infiltrated [[wikipedia:Kiteworks|Accellion]] systems using [[wikipedia:SQL_injection|SQL injection,]] affecting organizations delving to various aspects of education, medicine, and finance, leaking over 9 million customers and employees personal information.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Burgess |first=Monica |date=31 October 2025 |title=Accellion Data Breach |url=https://www.huntress.com/threat-library/data-breach/accellion-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2026 |website=Huntress}}</ref> This later turn into a lawsuit that reached a $8.1 million settlement on 20 January 2022. | ||