Citrix Agrees to $2.3 Million Settlement Over Employee Data Hack

June 4, 2020, 7:22 PM UTC

Citrix Systems Inc. agreed to settle for nearly $2.3 million a class action alleging it was at fault for hackers stealing the information of more than 24,000 current and former employees.

Citrix would pay for credit monitoring services and up to $15,000 per class member for breach-related expenses, among other things, according to the June 2 proposed settlement in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The agreement shows how companies can be on the hook when international cyber criminals breach their networks. The FBI told Citrix in March 2019 the hackers likely gained access by ...

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