A data breach of a Washington state auditor’s system exposed 1.4 million unemployment claimants records. The breach involved exploiting a flaw in Accellion’s file transfer product, called File Transfer Appliance. The states auditor says the office was never notified of the vulnerability and that a fix was available. The company says it issued a patch in December 2020 and alerted all affected customers. New Zealand and Australia have also been affected by breaches tied to exploits tied to the vulnerability.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/washington-state-breach-tied-to-accellion-vulnerability-a-15909