Accellion Can't Nix Data Breach Suit Over Outdated Software

By Gina Kim

A California federal judge refused to end a proposed data breach class action accusing Accellion of negligently failing to protect against cyberattacks on its file-sharing software, ruling that a special relationship exists between Accellion and its customers, such that it owed a duty of care to them.

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