James Rundle reports:
Payroll services provider UKG has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a cyberattack in 2021, capping a significant piece of litigation that emerged from the incident.
A ransomware strike in December 2021 forced parts of UKG’s Kronos Private Cloud product offline, disrupting software that tracked employee hours during the Christmas holiday period. Some personal information, including that of current and former employees and contractors, was breached during the attack.
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The settlement also compels UKG to disclose to plaintiffs how much information was breached by hackers, and how many people it affected. A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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