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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 |date=19 February 2021 |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 |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 February 2026 |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=ClassAction.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2026 |title=Zebelman v. Accellion, Inc. |url=https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/5:2021cv01203/373802 |url-status= | 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 |date=19 February 2021 |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 |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 February 2026 |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=ClassAction.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2026 |title=Zebelman v. Accellion, Inc. |url=https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/5:2021cv01203/373802 |url-status= |access-date=29 March 2026 |website=Justia U.S Law}}</ref><!-- This reference would not work on any archival service I tried because of a CAPTCHA. --> The case reached a $8.1 million settlement on 20 January 2022, requiring Accellion give 2 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 |date=17 January 2022 |title=Accellion Reaches $8.1m Data Breach Settlement |url=https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/accellion-reaches-81m-data-breach/ |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 July 2025 |access-date=26 March 2026 |website=Infosecurity Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Jessica |date=14 January 2022 |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 |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 April 2026 |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=ScWorld}}</ref> | ||
==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||