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$9.95M National Student Clearinghouse data breach class action settlement

Top Class Actions reports:

National Student Clearinghouse agreed to a $9.95 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it failed to protect consumers from a 2023 MOVEit data breach.

The National Student Clearinghouse settlement benefits individuals whose Social Security numbers were included in the files affected by the MOVEit data breach between May 28 and May 31, 2023.

During the National Student Clearinghouse data breach, hackers allegedly gained access to the MOVEit file transfer software used by the company and compromised sensitive information, including Social Security numbers. 

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